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Shakespeare and Co.

Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story

by Stanley Wells
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From the dean of Shakespeare studies comes a lively, entertaining work of biography that firmly locates Shakespeare within the hectic, exilarating world in which he lived and worked.Theatre in Shakespeare's day was a growth industry. Everyone knew everyone else, and they all sought to learn, borrow, or steal from one another. Stanley Wells explores the theatre world from behind the scenes, examining how the great actors of the time influenced Shakespeare's work. He writes about the lives and works of the other major writers of the day and discusses Shakespeare's relationships-sometimes collaborative—with each of them. Throughout, Wells shares his vast knowledge of the period, re-creating and celebrating the sheer richness and variety of the social and cultural milieus that gave rise to the greatest writer in our language.

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    February 18, 2009

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      • ISBN: 9780307497826

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      • ISBN: 9780307497826
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2007
      Given their canonical status, it is sometimes easy to forget that Shakespeare's plays do not exist in a vacuum. Rather, as Wells (Shakespeare studies, emeritus, Univ. of Birmingham), general editor of the Penguin and Oxford editions of "Shakespeare", points out, Shakespeare was a busy professional, an actor and manager as well as playwright. As a result, his plays reflect a complex series of collaborations. He wrote certain characters with the abilities of specific actors in mind. Some of his plays reflect the influence of early mentors such as Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd. Other plays borrow from or respond to contemporaries like Dekker and Jonson, and yet others represent explicit collaborations, as with Fletcher, or shape future developments, as with John Webster. Wells provides an engrossing and highly readable popular introduction to these influences. Highly recommended to general readers.T.L. Cooksey, Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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