Mapping Shakespeare : an exploration of Shakespeare's world through maps / Jeremy Black.

By:

Black, Jeremy, 1955-

Language: English Publication details: London, UK : Conway, 2018.Description: 192 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 27 cmISBN:

9781844865178
1844865177

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LOC classification:

PR 2952 B627m 2018

Contents:

Medieval background The Renaissance legacy Projections, accuracy and printing Astrology and astronomy Mapping England Mapping London Mapping history Shakespeare's Europe 'An Ethiop's Ear' : beyond Europe in the age of Shakespeare Ideas of space

Summary: William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I and the first of the Stuart kings, James I and the changing times and political mores of the time were reflected through his plays. This book looks at the England in which Shakespeare worked through maps and illustrations that reveal the way that he and his contemporaries saw their land and their place in the world. It also explores the locations of his plays and looks at the possible inspirations for these and why Shakespeare would have chosen to set his stories there.

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Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PR 2952 B627m 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000183737

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Includes index

Maps on lining papers

Medieval background
The Renaissance legacy
Projections, accuracy and printing
Astrology and astronomy
Mapping England
Mapping London
Mapping history
Shakespeare's Europe
'An Ethiop's Ear' : beyond Europe in the age of Shakespeare
Ideas of space

William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564-1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I and the first of the Stuart kings, James I and the changing times and political mores of the time were reflected through his plays. This book looks at the England in which Shakespeare worked through maps and illustrations that reveal the way that he and his contemporaries saw their land and their place in the world. It also explores the locations of his plays and looks at the possible inspirations for these and why Shakespeare would have chosen to set his stories there.

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