The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street - Softcover

Nicholl, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014311462X ISBN 13: 9780143114628

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2009

Synopsis

In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at Westminster-and it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. In The Lodger Shakespeare, Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating but little-known episode in the Bard's life. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources, Nicholl creates a compellingly detailed account of the circumstances in which Shakespeare lived and worked amid the bustle of early seventeenth-century London. This elegant, often unexpected exploration presents a new and original look at Shakespeare as he was writing such masterpieces as Othello, Measure for Measure, and King Lear.

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Review:

"Through imaginative use of primary source material . . . lively readings of the plays and a nuanced portrait of their author, [Nicholl] capably captures 'the simmering randiness of the age.'"
-The New Yorker

"As close as we'll ever come to rubbing shoulders with the Bard."
-The Christian Science Monitor

Synopsis:

A historical account of Shakespeare's participation in an 1612 court case involving an unpaid marriage dowry offers insight into the bard's obscure private life, in a recording that draws on a wide variety of sources to piece together the environment in which such plays as "Othello," "Measure for Measure," and "King Lear" were written.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 014311462X
• ISBN 13: 9780143114628
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416