Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bate, Jonathan
Title:
Shakespeare : staging the world / Jonathon Bate & Dora Thornton.
Published / Created:
London : British Museum Press, 2012.

©2012
Physical Description:
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellie Hughes.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 19 July to 25 November 2012"--Title page verso.
Contents:
London, circa 1612: world city -- 'Now am I in Arden?': country, county and custom -- 'Cry "God for Harry, England and Saint George!"' Kingship and the English nation -- 'Beware the Ides of March': the legacy of Rome -- 'A fair city ... populated with many people': Venice viewed from London -- The noble Moor -- 'For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft': the Scottish play -- The matter of Britain: past, present and future -- 'O brave new world that has such people in't' -- Legacy.
Subject Terms:
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Knowledge and learning. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Influence. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Characters. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Dramatic production. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Settings. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. | ShakespeareWilliam, 1564–1616. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. | Shakespeare, William -- Knowledge, 1564–1616. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Dramatic production. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Cultural background. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- kunskaper och studier. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- teateruppsättningar. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- miljöskildringar. | Knowledge and learning -- Influence -- Characters -- Dramatic production -- Settings. | Characters and characteristics. | Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) | Learning and scholarship. | Setting (Literature) | Theater. | Weltbild.
Form/Genre:
Ausstellung -- London -- 2012.
Contributors:
Thornton, Dora, author. | British Museum, host institution.