{"product_id":"a-life-of-william-shakespeare-paperback-9781108048194","title":"A Life of William Shakespeare (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048194","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Life of William Shakespeare\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA biography first published in 1898, and regarded for many years as the most reliable account of Shakespeare's life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSidney Lee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108048194, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e520 pages, 6 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Sidney Lee (1859–1926) was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare, but is also remembered as the 'sub-editor' recruited by Sir Leslie Stephen when he was embarking on the great project of the Dictionary of National Biography, and whose editorial and organisational skills were vital in keeping the publication programme close to its planned schedule. Lee was acknowledged as joint Editor with Stephen of Volume 21, and as sole Editor for Volumes 27 to 63. His own contributions included an account of the life of Queen Victoria and (in Volume 51, 1897) William Shakespeare. This full-length life followed in 1898 and is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet. It was an immediate popular success, and, given the limitations of the material available at the time of writing, was regarded for much of the twentieth century as the most reliable account of Shakespeare's life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Parentage and birth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Childhood, education, and marriage\u003cbr\u003e 3. The farewell to Stratford\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the London stage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Early dramatic work\u003cbr\u003e 6. The first appeal to the reading public\u003cbr\u003e 7. The sonnets and their literary history\u003cbr\u003e 8. The borrowed conceits of the sonnets\u003cbr\u003e 9. The patronage of the Earl of Southampton\u003cbr\u003e 10. The supposed story of intrigue in the sonnets\u003cbr\u003e 11. The development of dramatic power\u003cbr\u003e 12. The practical affairs of life\u003cbr\u003e 13. Maturity of genius\u003cbr\u003e 14. The highest themes of tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 15. The latest plays\u003cbr\u003e 16. The close of life\u003cbr\u003e 17. Survivors and descendants\u003cbr\u003e 18. Autographs, portraits, and memorials\u003cbr\u003e 19. Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e 20. Posthumous reputation\u003cbr\u003e 21. General estimate\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: 1. The sources of biographical knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Bacon-Shakespeare controversy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The youthful career of the Earl of Southampton\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Earl of Southampton as a literary patron\u003cbr\u003e 5. The true history of Thomas Thorpe and 'Mr. W. H.'\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Mr. William Herbert'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Shakespeare and the Earl of Pembroke\u003cbr\u003e 8. The 'Will' sonnets\u003cbr\u003e 9. The vogue of the Elizabethan sonnet, 1594–7\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bibliographical note on the sonnet in France, 1550–1600\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266086883608,"sku":"9781108048194","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048194i.jpg?v=1696746807","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-life-of-william-shakespeare-paperback-9781108048194","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}