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Description edit
1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet ; Elizabethans sent off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathered an Armada threat from Spain,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- William Shakespeare: The Great Bard
- Christopher Marlowe: Add a description of this character.
Setting & Locations edit
- London Bridge
- England
- Ireland
- Stratford-upon-avon
- Orlando
- Whitehall
- Spain
- Rome
- France
- Curtain
- Dublin
- Richmond
- Ganymede
- Southwark
- William Camden
- Laertes
- Agincourt
- Windsor
- Nonsuch
- Southampton
- Scotland
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Munster
- Denmark
- Tower Of London
- Armagh
- East India Company
- East Indies
- Leicester
- Cumberland
- Henslowe
- Lord Chamberlain
- Lord Grey
- Wales
- Blacicwater
- Shoreditch
- Lodge
- Shrovetide
- Antwerp
First Sentence edit
Late in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 26, 1598, two days before their fateful rendezvous at the Theatre, the Chamberlain's Men made their way through London's dark and chilly streets to Whitehall Palace to perform for the queen.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James S. Shapiro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0060088737
Page Count: 416
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0060088737
Page Count: 416
Awards edit
- Samuel Johnson Prize (2006)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 822.33
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Europe › England › Tudor & Stuart
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Shakespeare, William
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Shakespeare
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Authors
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
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