Shakespeare's Friends

Shakespeare, more than any other writer in the western world, based much of his work on the consequences of friendship. Given the value placed on friends in his writing, many readers have wondered about the role friendship played in his own life. This work gives readers the chance to learn more about Shakespeare's friends, who they were and what they can tell us about Shakespeare and his times.
Through these vivid and animated sketches, readers will come to know about Shakespeare's life and times. While the book has a lively, accessible narrative tone within chapters, its organization and features make it highly useful to the school library market as well as the academic world. It contains cross references, a detailed Table of Contents and a highly organized structure with uniformity across sections and chapters.

Contents

Preface
Introduction
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Stratford Friends
Shakespeare’s London Friends
Friends at Work
The Collaborators
Shareholders and Housekeepers
The Wives
The First Folio
Conclusion

Appendix A: Friendship in Shakespeare’s Plays
Appendix B: What Shakespeare’s Contemporaries Said about Him
Appendix C: Most Important Elizabethan/Jacobean Dramatists and Actors
Appendix D: Revisiting Baldwin: Roles the Friends Played

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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