Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare - Stephen Greenblatt 1stEd

1st Edition "Will in the World interweaves a searching account of Elizabethan England with a vivid narrative of the playwright's life. We seehim learning his craft, starting a family, and forging a career for himself in the wildly competitive London theater world, while at the same time grappling with dangerous religious and political forces that took less-agile figures to the scaffold. Above all, we never lose sight of the great works, that continue after four hundred years to delight and haunt audiences everywhere. The basic biographical facts of Shakespeare's life have been known for over a century, but now Stephen Greenblatt shows how this particular life history gave rise to the world's greatest writer. Bringing together little-known historical facts and little-noticed elements of Shakespeare's plays, Greenblatt makes inspired connections between the life and the works and deliver "a dazzling and subtle biography" (Richard Lacayo, Time). Readers will experience Shakespeare's vital plays again as if for the first time, but with greater understanding and appreciation of their extraordinary depth and humanity." GENRE: Non Fiction CONDITION: very good used condition, light spotting to edges Please see my other listings for bundle discount and to save on shipping costs, I love bundles! Don't hesitate to send an offer, I relist often and all items are cross-posted so it may not be here tomorrow! *Smoke free home with a hypoallergenic, non-shedding dog.