Will In The World by Stephen Greenblatt
This acclaimed account of Shakespeare's life and work recovers and explores the links between the man and his world. It yields a new understanding of his genius and brilliantly makes clear how Shakespeare became Shakespeare.
"A vast shelf of biographies of the Bard exists, but this is the book I would take with me to a desert island" -- Jay Parini * Guardian *
"A work of wonderful erudition that can be read as an accessible introduction to the social and political milieu from which Shakespeare emerged, and as an elegant guide to the astonishing poems and plays themselves" * New Statesman *
"Both insightful literary criticism and a gripping piece of psychological detective work … Stephen Greenblatt has few equals as a Shakespeare scholar" * Metro *
"A delight, full of new insights and infused with a rich understanding of precisely why Shakespeare’s writing gives us such lasting pleasure … quite superb" -- John Simpson * Sunday Times 'Books of the Year' *
"Thought-provoking … full of unexpected touches … beautifully written" -- Andrew Marr * Daily Telegraph *
"A work of wonderful erudition that can be read as an accessible introduction to the social and political milieu from which Shakespeare emerged, and as an elegant guide to the astonishing poems and plays themselves" * New Statesman *
"Both insightful literary criticism and a gripping piece of psychological detective work … Stephen Greenblatt has few equals as a Shakespeare scholar" * Metro *
"A delight, full of new insights and infused with a rich understanding of precisely why Shakespeare’s writing gives us such lasting pleasure … quite superb" -- John Simpson * Sunday Times 'Books of the Year' *
"Thought-provoking … full of unexpected touches … beautifully written" -- Andrew Marr * Daily Telegraph *
Stephen Greenblatt is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. He is the author of twelve books, including The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, which won the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize, as well as the New York Times bestseller Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare and the classic university text Renaissance Self-Fashioning. He is General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature and of The Norton Shakespeare, and has edited seven collections of literary criticism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712600989 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712600981 |
| Title | Will In The World |
| Author | Stephen Greenblatt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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