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Shakespeare's Bastard

- The Life of Sir William Davenant
Af: Simon Stirling Engelsk Paperback

Shakespeare's Bastard

- The Life of Sir William Davenant
Af: Simon Stirling Engelsk Paperback
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Sir William Davenant (1606–1668) – Poet Laureate and Civil War hero – is one of the most influential and neglected figures in the history of British theatre. He introduced ‘opera’, actresses, scenes and the proscenium arch to the English stage. Narrowly escaping execution for his Royalist activities during the Civil War, he revived theatrical performances in London, right under Oliver Cromwell’s nose. Nobody, perhaps, did more to secure Shakespeare’s reputation or to preserve the memory of the Bard. Davenant was known to boast over a glass of wine that he wrote ‘with the very spirit’ of Shakespeare and was happy to be thought of as Shakespeare’s son. By recounting the story of his eventful life backwards, through his many trials and triumphs, this biography culminates with a fresh examination of the vexed issue of Davenant’s paternity. Was Sir William’s mother the voluptuous and maddening ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and was he Shakespeare’s ‘lovely boy’?

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Sir William Davenant (1606–1668) – Poet Laureate and Civil War hero – is one of the most influential and neglected figures in the history of British theatre. He introduced ‘opera’, actresses, scenes and the proscenium arch to the English stage. Narrowly escaping execution for his Royalist activities during the Civil War, he revived theatrical performances in London, right under Oliver Cromwell’s nose. Nobody, perhaps, did more to secure Shakespeare’s reputation or to preserve the memory of the Bard. Davenant was known to boast over a glass of wine that he wrote ‘with the very spirit’ of Shakespeare and was happy to be thought of as Shakespeare’s son. By recounting the story of his eventful life backwards, through his many trials and triumphs, this biography culminates with a fresh examination of the vexed issue of Davenant’s paternity. Was Sir William’s mother the voluptuous and maddening ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, and was he Shakespeare’s ‘lovely boy’?

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ISBN-13: 9780750961073
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0750961074
Kategori: Jacobean & Early Stuart Britain
Udg. Dato: 4 feb 2016
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 156mm
Højde: 235mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 4 feb 2016
Forfatter(e): Simon Stirling
Forfatter(e) Simon Stirling

Kategori Jacobean & Early Stuart Britain

ISBN-13 9780750961073

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 0

Udgave

Længde 19mm

Bredde 156mm

Højde 235mm

Udg. Dato 4 feb 2016

Oplagsdato 4 feb 2016

Forlag The History Press Ltd

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