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Shakespeare's environment

by C. Stopes

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical35 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
35 chapters
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About this book

Explore the world that shaped Shakespeare—his education, family ties, and the turbulent history influencing his art—from Henry VIII’s reign to the 1640 crisis. Discover the hidden background illuminating the man behind the legend.

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Contents

35 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02ERRATA
03PREFACE
04IINTRODUCTORYTHE FORTUNES OF SHAKESPEARE
05IISHAKESPEARE’S AUNTS AND THE SNITTERFIELD PROPERTY
06IIISHAKESPEARE AND ASBIESA NEW DETAIL IN JOHN’S LIFE
07IVMARY ARDEN’S ARMS
08VSTRATFORD’S “BOOKLESS NEIGHBOURHOOD”
09VI“MR. SHAXPERE, ONE BOOK,” 1595
10VIIJOHN SHAKESPEARE, OF INGON, AND GILBERT, OF ST. BRIDGETS
11VIIIHENRY SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH
12IX“MRS. SHAXSPERE” IN THE LAW COURTS

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