|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
A CHAPTER IN THE EARLY LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE
POLESWORTH IN ARDEN |
By: |
Arthur Gray |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
|
£20.99 |
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
1108005578 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108005579 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
20 July, 2009 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama |
Pages: |
156 |
Description: |
This 1926 book argues that Shakespeare spent his formative years at Polesworth Hall in the Forest of Arden. |
Synopsis: |
In this charming and thought-provoking 1926 volume, Arthur Gray, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1912 to 1940, explored the possibility that William Shakespeare spent his formative years at Polesworth Hall in the Forest of Arden, perhaps serving as a page boy. The Forest of Arden once stretched from just north of Stratford-upon-Avon to Tamworth, and covered what is now Birmingham; Polesworth, near Tamworth, was the home of Sir Henry Goodere and the centre of the famed 'Polesworth Circle'. This splendid focus of creative and cultural activity would have offered the young William exposure to the finest minds, a wonderful education and valuable introductions. Sir Henry, who evidently knew John Shakespeare in Stratford, was certainly patron of many young writers and musicians, including the eminent Elizabethan poet, Michael Drayton. If Gray is correct, Drayton would have been a contemporary of Shakespeare's at Polesworth. |
Illustrations: |
78 b/w illus. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|