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Kate Emery Pogue : Shakespeare's Family

Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, 2008

ISBN 0275995100

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CL6 - A first edition (First published 2008 stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Kate Emery Pogue on the title page and also SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 209 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. To what extent did the relationships in Shakespeare's plays reflect the familial structures of hid day? To what extent did Shakespeare personally experience the familial dynamics about which he wrote so eloquently? And to what extent were Shakespeare's own family experiences typical or atypical of other Elizabethan or Jacobean families? These questions can be addressed because more is know of Shakespeare's family than of the families of his fellow writers and actors. For several generations, members of the Shakespeare family were important local figures in and around, Stratford-upon-Avon, and, fortunately, from the Middle Ages until the present day, Stratford-upon-Avon has remained one of the best-documented towns in England. This book gathers into a single source all the available information concerning Shakespeare's family, from his grandfathers on the maternal and paternal sides to his granddaughter, the last member of his direct family line. Writing in vivid detail, Pogue provides an overview of the various members of Shakespeare's family and, where possible, draws conclusions concerning Shakespeare's relationships with his various family members. Further, the author notes to what extent Shakespeare's family experiences were typical or atypical of the time. At the end of each chapter, she includes a discussion of scenes from Shakespeare's plays presenting the relevant familial relationship, juxtaposing the scenes he wrote with what we know of his own experience. such a comparison impresses us once again, not just with the Bard's skill at holding the mirror up to the nature of his time, but with the imaginative insight into humanity that lay at the heart of his dramatic genius.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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