Publisher's Synopsis
THIS BOOK REVEALS SHAKESPEARE'S BRITAIN. THERE IS HIS BIRTHPLACE,STRATFORD- UPON-AVON AND LONDON WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE WRITING AND PERFORMING. YET HE WORKED WITH THE MOST DISTINGUISHED THEATRICAL COMPANY IN THE LAND. MARLBOROUGH,RYE,DOVER,BATH,BRISTOL,OXFORD AND COVENTRY ARE BUT A FEW OF THE PLACES THAT THEY VISITED. THIS BOOK LOOKS AT THEM ALL IN RELEVANT DETAIL. THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER,RESEARCHING AND VISITING THE MANY LOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SHAKESPEARE AND RELATED TO HIS WORK. THE RESULTING PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUMINATING TEXT RECREATE THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE LIVED. THERE ARE ALSO CONTEMPORARY ENGRAVINGS AND PAINTINGS WHICH ADD A FURTHER DIMENSION TO THE TEXT.
