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基本説明
Consists of sketches of Shakespeare's contact and relationships with the people known to have been close friends or acquaintances, revealing aspects of the poet's life by emphasizing ways in which his life was intertwined with theirs.
Full Description
Taking seriously the commonplace that a man is known by the company he keeps—and particularly by the company he keeps over his lifetime—one can learn more about just about anyone by learning more about his friends. By applying this notion to Shakespeare, this book offers insight into the life of the most famous playwright in history, and one of the most elusive figures in literature. The book consists of sketches of Shakespeare's contact and relationships with the people known to have been close friends or acquaintances, revealing aspects of the poet's life by emphasizing ways in which his life was intertwined with theirs. Though it is difficult to get to know this most famous of playwrights, through this work readers can gain insight into aspects of his life and personality that may otherwise have been hidden.
Shakespeare, more than any other writer in the western world, based much of his work on the consequences of friendship. Given the value placed on friends in his writing, many readers have wondered about the role friendship played in his own life. This work gives readers the chance to learn more about Shakespeare's friends, who they were and what they can tell us about Shakespeare and his times. For instance, Richard Field was a boyhood friend with whom Shakespeare went to school in Stratford. Field became a well-known London printer. The details of Field's life illuminate both the details of Shakespeare's boyhood education and the poet's relationship with the printing, publishing, and book-selling world in London. Francis Collins, a lawyer who represented Shakespeare in a number of legal dealings, drafted both versions of Shakespeare's will. This life-long friend was one of the last men eve to see Shakespeare pick up a pen to write. Through these vivid and animated sketches, readers will come to know about Shakespeare's life and times.
While the book has a lively, accessible narrative tone within chapters, its organization and features make it highly useful to the school library market as well as the academic world. It contains cross references, a detailed Table of Contents and a highly organized structure with uniformity across sections and chapters. The writing is accessible and could be easily used by upper-level high school students looking to augment school assignments.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
William Shakespeare
FRIENDS IN STRATFORD
Richard Quiney
Hamnet Sadler
Richard Tyler
Richard Field
The Combe Family
The Nash Family
William Reynolds
Thomas Greene
John Hall
Thomas Russell
Alexander Aspinall
Julius Shaw
John Robinson
Francis Collins
William Walker
FRIENDS IN LONDON
Shakespeare and Royalty
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
Earl of Southampton
Emilia Bassano Lanier
The Pembrokes
Lady Warwick
Maria Montjoy
William Johnson
Michael Drayton
The Davanants
FRIENDS AT WORK
Philip Henslowe
Edward Alleyn
Christopher Marlowe
The Collaborators
Thomas Dekker
Beaumont and Fletcher
Ben Jonson
Shareholders and Housekeepers
Thomas Pope
William Sly
Cutbert Burbage
Will Kempe
Augustin Phillips
Richard Burbage
John Heminge
Henry Condell
The Wives
Judith Sadler
Elizabeth Quiney
Anne Digges Russell
Dorothy Nash
Ann Shaw Aspinall
Jaqueline Vautrollier Field
Rebecca Heminge
Elizabeth Condell
Winifred Burbage
THE FIRST FOLIO
CONCLUSION
AFTERWORD
APPENDICES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
