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The life of William Shakespeare, Britain's greatest playwright, was inextricably linked with the history of London. Together, the great writer and the great city advanced and faced triumphs and tragedies. Triumph came when Shakespeare's company, the Chamberlain's Men, opened the Globe at Bankside in 1599, under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I. Tragedy touched the lives of many of his contemporaries, from fellow playwright Christopher Marlowe to the disgraced Earl of Essex, while London struggled against the constant threat of riots, revolutions, and outbreaks of the plague.
Globetakes takes readers on a tour through Shakespeare's life and work in London, as Katerina Arnold tells how the theatre came into its own with fascinating detail. We explore James Burbage, founder of the original Theatre in Shoreditch, who transported timber across the Thames to build the Globe amid bear-baiting arenas and brothels in Bankside, as well as the fateful night in 1613 when the theatre caught fire during a performance of King Henry VIII. After its reconstruction, the Globe stood as a monument to Shakespeare's genius until 1642 when it was destroyed by order of Oliver Cromwell.
Finally, we learn how 300 years later, Shakespeare's Globe reopened at Bankside with great acclaim, reborn like a phoenix from the flames. Arnold creates a vivid portrait of Shakespeare and London from the poet's own works and contemporary sources, blending the artistic perspective of a novelist with the historical understanding of his unique contribution to the development of English theatre. This is a portrait of Shakespeare, of London, of the man and the myth.
Pages: 320, Year of Publication: 0407, Dimensions: 13x13cm
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- Simon & Schuster
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- General History
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- English
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- Soft
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- 9781471125706
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