Shakespeare's London 1613

ISBN-13: 9781526115461 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 296 str.

David M. Bergeron

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Shakespeare's London 1613 offers for the first time a comprehensive 'biography' of this crucial year in English history. This book examines political and cultural life in London, including the Jacobean court and the city, which together witnessed an exceptional outpouring of cultural experiences and transformative political events. The royal family had to confront the sudden death of Prince Henry, heir apparent to the throne, which provoked unparalleled grief. An unprecedented number of plays performed at court helped move the country away from sadness to the happy occasion of Princess Elizabeth's marriage to a German prince.
Shakespeare's plays dominated London's cultural landscape, diminished by the Globe Theatre's destruction in June. Other playwrights, writers, and printers produced an extraordinary number of books. Shakespeare for the first time purchased property in London. Clearly, court and city intersected regularly, adding vitality to both.