Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls, William Mitchell

Finding Shakespeare's New Place (eBook, ePUB)

An archaeological biography

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking book provides an abundance of fresh insights into Shakespeare's life in relation to his lost family home, New Place. The findings of a major archaeological excavation encourage us to think again about what New Place meant to Shakespeare and, in so doing, challenge some of the long-held assumptions of Shakespearian biography. New Place was the largest house in the borough and the only one with a courtyard. Shakespeare was only ever an intermittent lodger in London. His impressive home gave Shakespeare significant social status and was crucial to his relationship with Stratford-upon-Avon. Archaeology helps to inform biography in this innovative and refreshing study which presents an overview of the site from prehistoric times through to a richly nuanced reconstruction of New Place when Shakespeare and his family lived there, and beyond. This attractively illustrated book is for anyone with a passion for archaeology or Shakespeare.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526106513
• Artikelnr.: 48796005

Autorenporträt

Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Michael Wood Introduction: finding Shakespeare's New Place
Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell 1. Ancient beginnings: the site of New Place from the prehistoric to the early medieval period
William Mitchell and Kevin Colls 2. The origins of New Place: Hugh Clopton's 'grete house' of c.1483
William Mitchell and Kevin Colls 3. Shakespeare and Stratford
upon
Avon 1564
96
Paul Edmondson 4. Shakespeare and New Place 1597
1616 and later occupants to 1677
Paul Edmondson 5. A reconstruction of Shakespeare's New Place
Kevin Colls, William Mitchell and Paul Edmondson 6. After Shakespeare: New Place from 1677 to 1759
Kevin Colls and William Mitchell 7. The archaeologies of New Place
Kevin Colls and William Mitchell Closing remarks
Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell Glossary of archaeological and architectural terms
William Mitchell and Kevin Colls The Dig for Shakespeare Academic Advisory Board archaeologists and volunteers Index