{"product_id":"2026770001650-secondhand-shakespeare-the-englishman","title":"Shakespeare The Englishman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Acceptable                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Usual aging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839330300123,"sku":"2026770001650-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f606480e-f5ff-453f-8156-4eb44eae8128.png?v=1780560678","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001650-secondhand-shakespeare-the-englishman","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}