Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

Stephen Greenblatt

W.W. Norton, 2005 - 430 Seiten

A young man from the provinces a man without wealth, connections, or university education--moves to London. In a remarkably short time he becomes the greatest playwright not just of his age but of all time. His works appeal to urban sophisticates and first-time theatergoers; he turns politics into poetry; he recklessly mingles vulgar clowning and philosophical subtlety. How is such an achievement to be explained? How did Shakespeare become Shakespeare? [In this volume, the author] enables us to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan life - full of drama and pageantry, and also cruelty and danger - could have become the world's greatest playwright ... In every case, [the author] brings a flash of illumination to the work, enabling us to experience these great plays again as if for the first time, and with greater understanding and appreciation of their extraordinary depth and humanity.-Dust jacket.

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Nutzerbericht  - kslade - LibraryThing

Interesting speculations about the life of Shakespeare and how he became a gentleman despite his humble beginnings. Relationships with other poets / dramatists, etc. are intriguing too.

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Nutzerbericht  - tungsten_peerts - LibraryThing

Gosh, this is good. Greenblatt, as I think has been pointed out elsewhere, wears his erudtion lightly -- you could be excused for not recognizing this as the work of a highly-respected scholar: it's ...

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
• Autor/in: Stephen Greenblatt
• Verlag: W.W. Norton, 2005
• ISBN: 0965931188, 9780965931182
• Länge: 430 Seiten