Overview
(Applause Books). Garry O'Connor's biography creates a vivd impression of Shakespeare's family life, his marriage and sexuality, the intimate details of his background, and his relationships with the theatre, his audiences and the towering political figures of his time such as Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex. It captures the darkness and confusion of his religious feelings, and his painful search for identity as well as his continuous commitments to change and development. O'Connor imaginatively and persuasively reconstructs the playwright's life and career.
Full Product Details
Author: Garry O'Connor
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Imprint: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Edition: Expanded
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.572kg
ISBN: 9781557834652
ISBN 10: 1557834652
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 01 April 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
A challenging and lively portrait. -Independent on Sunday A vivid re-creation of Shakespeare's career. -Dally Telegraph Reconstructs the world of Elizabethan theatre. -Sunday Telegraph Authoritative, riveting... scholarly and stylish. -Plays and Players O'Connor's Shakespeare is a man of the theatre and the smell of the theatre is never far away. -Sir Peter Hail His knowledge and love of Shakespeare's plays will encourage some readers to look at them again on the page or stage or both -Benedict Nightingale, The Times Our opinion: If you like your bard a la Shakespeare in Love , you'll like Gary O'Connors illuminating and entertaining biography.
""A challenging and lively portrait."" -Independent on Sunday ""A vivid re-creation of Shakespeare's career."" -Dally Telegraph ""Reconstructs the world of Elizabethan theatre."" -Sunday Telegraph ""Authoritative, riveting... scholarly and stylish."" -Plays and Players ""O'Connor's Shakespeare is a man of the theatre and the smell of the theatre is never far away."" -Sir Peter Hail ""His knowledge and love of Shakespeare's plays will encourage some readers to look at them again on the page or stage or both"" -Benedict Nightingale, The Times Our opinion: ""If you like your bard a la ""Shakespeare in Love"", you'll like Gary O'Connors illuminating and entertaining biography.""
Author Information
Garry O'Connor is a biographer and novelist, noted for his publications on theatrical and literary figures. He has written acclaimed biographies of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft and Alec Guinness. O'Connor has written and presented programmes for radio, including Campion's Ghost for Radio 4, adapted from his novel about John Donne.
