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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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110000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Summary |
In the years leading up to 1606, since the death of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival in England of her successor, King James of Scotland, Shakespeare's great productivity had ebbed, and it may have seemed to some that his prolific genius was a thing of the past. But that year, at age forty-two, he found his footing again, finishing a play he had begun the previous autumn-King Lear-then writing two other great tragedies, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. The Year of Lear sheds light on these three great tragedies by placing them in the context of their times, while also allowing us greater insight into how Shakespeare was personally touched by such events as a terrible outbreak of plague and growing religious divisions. For anyone interested in Shakespeare, this is an indispensable book. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
| Performer |
Read by Robert Fass. |
| Summary |
Looks at the year 1606, in which Shakespeare created three of his great tragedies, examining how the tumultuous events and cultural conflicts of that year helped shape these works, and affected Shakespeare on a personal level. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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English drama. |
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Literature and society. |
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England. |
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Fass, Robert, narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Shapiro, James, 1955- Year of Lear : Shakespeare in 1606 [Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Audio, [2016] 9781515901402 (NjBwBT)933514764 |
| ISBN |
9781515921400 : $47.95 |
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1515921409 : $47.95 |
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