Shakespeare The Englishman
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Usual aging.
A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare is inseparable from his deeply English identity, rooting the playwright's imagination, language, and worldview firmly in the soil of Elizabethan England. The work presents a portrait of Shakespeare not merely as a universal literary giant, but as a product of a specific time, place, and national character, drawing on historical and cultural context to illuminate the man behind the plays. Written with the measured authority of a legal and intellectual mind, the prose is precise and persuasive, building a compelling case through careful textual and biographical analysis. It illustrates how the rhythms of English rural life, the tensions of the Tudor court, and the vitality of the English language itself shaped the works that would come to define world literature. This is an essential read for students of Shakespeare, English history, and the enduring question of what it means to be distinctly, irreducibly English.
Author: The Hon. Sir Josiah Symon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1929, Register Newspapers Limited Printers, Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Usual aging.
A scholarly work of literary and biographical criticism, Shakespeare The Englishman argues that the genius of William Shakespeare is inseparable from his deeply English identity, rooting the playwright's imagination, language, and worldview firmly in the soil of Elizabethan England. The work presents a portrait of Shakespeare not merely as a universal literary giant, but as a product of a specific time, place, and national character, drawing on historical and cultural context to illuminate the man behind the plays. Written with the measured authority of a legal and intellectual mind, the prose is precise and persuasive, building a compelling case through careful textual and biographical analysis. It illustrates how the rhythms of English rural life, the tensions of the Tudor court, and the vitality of the English language itself shaped the works that would come to define world literature. This is an essential read for students of Shakespeare, English history, and the enduring question of what it means to be distinctly, irreducibly English.