A Shakespeare Companion: 1564-1964
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Four centuries after his birth, William Shakespeare remains the most studied, performed, and debated writer in the English language — and F. E. Halliday's A Shakespeare Companion 1564–1964 stands as one of the most comprehensive single-volume reference works ever compiled on the subject. Spanning the entirety of Shakespeare's world, this authoritative companion presents an encyclopaedic survey of the playwright's life, works, contemporaries, and the theatrical culture of Elizabethan and Jacobean England, making it an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike. Halliday, a meticulous and deeply knowledgeable Shakespearean scholar, organises the material with remarkable clarity, offering concise yet richly detailed entries on every play, poem, character, source, and historical figure connected to the Bard. The work also chronicles four hundred years of Shakespeare's critical and theatrical reception, tracing how successive generations have reinterpreted and reimagined his genius. Whether used as a desk reference or read cover to cover, this companion rewards the curious reader with endless discovery — a testament to why Shakespeare's world continues to captivate minds across the centuries.
Author: F. E. Halliday
Format: Paperback
Published: 1964, Penguin Books
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Four centuries after his birth, William Shakespeare remains the most studied, performed, and debated writer in the English language — and F. E. Halliday's A Shakespeare Companion 1564–1964 stands as one of the most comprehensive single-volume reference works ever compiled on the subject. Spanning the entirety of Shakespeare's world, this authoritative companion presents an encyclopaedic survey of the playwright's life, works, contemporaries, and the theatrical culture of Elizabethan and Jacobean England, making it an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike. Halliday, a meticulous and deeply knowledgeable Shakespearean scholar, organises the material with remarkable clarity, offering concise yet richly detailed entries on every play, poem, character, source, and historical figure connected to the Bard. The work also chronicles four hundred years of Shakespeare's critical and theatrical reception, tracing how successive generations have reinterpreted and reimagined his genius. Whether used as a desk reference or read cover to cover, this companion rewards the curious reader with endless discovery — a testament to why Shakespeare's world continues to captivate minds across the centuries.