Citizen Shakespeare: A Social and Political Portrait

By James C. Humes

James Humes' portrait is a flesh-and-blood picture of William Shakespeare, who came from Stratford to seek his fame and fortune in the theatre world of London in pursuit of his dream - to return to Stratford as a gentleman and a country squire. Too many scholars have approached Shakespeare as if he were an ethereal or elusive poet or pontifical literary titan. The magnificance of his legacy obscures the man. Like the weaver, baker, and tailor of his home town of Stratford, he had a craft - the skill of fashioning scripts to meet the popular tastes of his day. He had respect for artistic craft, but saw it also as the means to a greater end - that of advancement and status.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275941531
• ISBN13: 9780275941536
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"