Shakespeare's Restless World : A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects / Neil MacGregor.
| Author/creator | MacGregor, Neil, 1946- |
| Other author | British Museum. |
| Other author | Royal Shakespeare Company. |
| Other author | BBC Radio 4. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Viking Press, [2013] |
| Description | xvi, 320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Inside the Wooden O -- England goes global -- Communion and conscience -- Snacking through Shakespeare -- Life without Elizabeth -- Swordplay and swagger -- Europe : triumphs of the past -- Ireland : failures in the present -- City life, urban strife -- New science, old magic -- Toil and trouble -- Treason and plots -- Sex and the city -- From London to Marrakesh -- Disguise and deception -- The flag that failed -- A time of change, a change of time -- Plague and the playhouse -- London becomes Rome -- The theatres of cruelty -- Shakespeare goes global. |
| Abstract | In this brilliant work of historical reconstruction Neil MacGregor and his team at the British Museum, working together in a landmark collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC, bring us twenty objects that capture the essence of Shakespeare's universe and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780670026340 |
| ISBN | 0670026344 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA360 .M226 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |