Shakespeare the Craftsman: Volume 5 by M C Bradbrook

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Shakespeare the Craftsman: Volume 5 by M C Bradbrook

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Regular price £6.00
Condition - Very good
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Professor Bradbrook's Shakespeare the Craftsman was first given as the Clark Lectures in 1968 at Cambridge. Her purposes in the book are twofold: to trace 'the descent of Shakespeare's art from the popular medieval tradition'; and to indicate how his craftsmanship was often a response to some immediate demand.

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Shakespeare the Craftsman: Volume 5 by M C Bradbrook

Professor Bradbrook's Shakespeare the Craftsman was first given as the Clark Lectures in 1968 at Cambridge. Her purposes in the book that followed are twofold: to trace 'the descent of Shakespeare's art from the popular medieval tradition, especially from the religious drama of the Craft cycles'; and to indicate how his craftsmanship was often a response to some immediate demand - a new actor, a new stage or some specific occasion. The Merry Wives of Windsor, for instance, came of a Royal Command. There are chapters about Burbage and the Globe Theatre, and about Robert Armin, the 'new clown', and his part in Twelfth Night. Other chapters deal with Julius Caesar, Hamlet and the revenge play, and the pageant of Timon of Athens.
SKU GOR004898970
ISBN 13 9780521295291
ISBN 10 0521295297
Title Shakespeare the Craftsman: Volume 5
Author M C Bradbrook
Condition Very good
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1979-07-05
Number of pages 200
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us