[PDF.96gd] Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon (Haney Foundation Series)

Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon (Haney Foundation Series)

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 | #4013583 in Books |  University of Pennsylvania Press |  2012-05-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .98 x6.44 x9.24l,1.16 | File type: PDF | 232 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| This is an excellent history of Shakespeare's Birthplace in the 19th century|By Anonymous|This is an excellent history of Shakespeare's Birthplace in the 19th century, examining issues of tradition, ownership, restoration, authenticity, and the Victorian tourist. This academic text is highly pleasurable to read for the scholarly and popular reader alike.|3 of 4 people found th| ||"Thomas is good company. . . . She has a nice sense of narrative development and pacing, and extracts drama and comedy from everything from guidebook conventions to local disputes. . . . A highly developed sense of irony is an asset in this field, and Thomas

Anyone who has paid the entry fee to visit Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon—and there are some 700,000 a year who do so—might be forgiven for taking the authenticity of the building for granted. The house, as the official guidebooks state, was purchased by Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, in two stages in 1556 and 1575, and William was born and brought up there. The street itself might have changed through the centuri...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon (Haney Foundation Series)   |  Julia Thomas. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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