Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare / Clare Asquith.
Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare / Clare Asquith.
Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare / Clare Asquith.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c2005.
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Y822.33/482
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 348 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The silence of John Nobody -- 2. Secret voices -- 3. The protectors -- 4. Reconciliation, 1588-1592 -- 5. Persecution, 1592-1594 -- 6. Rage, 1594 -- 7. Addressing the queen, 1595-1599 -- 8. The Catholic resistance, 1599-1600 -- 9. Appeal to the undecided, 1600 -- 10. Failure, 1601-1602 -- 11. The...
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Clare Asquith traces the common code used covertly by dissident writers in the sixteenth century to discuss the tribulations of their time, and reveals that the acknowledged master of this forgotten art form was William Shakespeare. Constantly attacking and exposing a regime that he believed had seized illegal control of the country he loved, Shak...
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Shadowplay : the hidden beliefs and coded politics of William Shakespeare / Clare Asquith.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-304) and index.
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c2005.
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Y822.33/482
Record Identifier
74VKmk2WdrPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmk2WdrPX
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ISBN
1586483161 (hbk.)
9781586483166 (hbk.)
DDC
822.33
MMS ID
991020666679702626
