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Shakespearean Constitutions: Politics, Theatre, Criticism, 1730-1830

Jonathan Bate - England - 1989 - 282 pages
The first serious study of Shakespeare's pervasive presence in English cultural life in the 18th and early 19th centuries, this work examines how during times of political ...
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Shakespeare: An Illustrated Stage History, Volume 10

Jonathan Bate, Russell Jackson - Theater - 1996 - 284 pages
This book tells the story of Shakespeare on the English stage - four hundred years of dramatic history, from the vital, competitive theatre of Shakespeare's own lifetime to the ...
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Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's ...

Stephanie Nolen - Art - 2004 - 466 pages
"In May 2001, Stephanie Nolen made a stunning announcement that ignited furious debate around the world - the discovery of a painting that may be the only portrait of William ...
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Shakespeare and Ovid

Jonathan Bate - English literature - 1993 - 310 pages
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John Clare: A Biography

Jonathan Bate - Agricultural laborers - 2003 - 696 pages
John Clare (1793-1864) was the greatest labor-class poet that England ever produced. Here at last is his full story told by the light of his voluminous work, his birth in ...
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The Song of the Earth

Jonathan Bate - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 370 pages
In the first ecological reading of English literature, Jonathan Bate traces the distinctions among "nature," "culture," and "environment" and shows how their meanings have ...
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King Lear

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2009 - 274 pages
A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and ...
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Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare

Jonathan Bate - Drama - 2009 - 495 pages
“One man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” In this illuminating, innovative biography, Jonathan Bate, one of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean ...
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