Bill Bryson unternimmt auf den Spuren des bekanntesten Autors der
Welt eine amüsante Reise durch das elisabethanische England und
untersucht die zahlreichen Mythen und Legenden.
This exquisitely illustrated edition of Bill Bryson's
best-selling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on
an enthralling guide through Elizabethan England and the
eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. Bill Bryson's
Shakespeare pairs our most celebrated writer in history with one of
the most cherished writers in the English language today. In this
elegant new illustrated edition, the superstitions, academic
discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and
playwright are evoked through a series of full-colour paintings,
drawings, portraits, documents and photographs.
Bryson also includes the recent discoveries of the Cobbe portrait
and the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre in Shoreditch.
Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies,
Bryson - with his inimitable wit and intelligence - has attempted
to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey
through the streets of Shakespeare's time, he brings to life
the hubbub of Elizabethan England and a host of characters along
the way.
Bryson celebrates the glory of Shakespeare's language - his
ceaseless inventiveness gave us hundreds of now indispensable
phrases, images and words - and delights in details of his
fall-outs and folios, poetry and plays.
'A brilliantly funny and gently insightful travel guide to 16th century England. Bryson is great at picking out of the morass of Elizabethan fact the small details that illuminate and amuse!he also uncovers from the world that surrounded the theatre some fascinating examples of Elizabethan eccentricity!As an abbreviated tour around the world of Shakespeare, this could hardly be bettered.' Sunday Times 'Bill Bryson has always been able to spot a market; and there ought to be a market for his latest book!an accessible, sensible Life of Shakespeare!surely a fine gift for someone encountering Shakespeare for the first time!Bryson is shrewd!and as funny as you'd expect!he sets down all the important bits of evidence, and assesses them in a measured scholarly way. He's good value too.' Daily Telegraph 'Measured, sensible and, at times, as wryly humorous as you'd expect.' The Times 'Fast paced jaunt through Bardolatry!wittily evokes Elizabethan England.' Sunday Times 'A work worthy of one of the greatest writers in the English language.' Daily Express 'Bryson uses an inimitably light touch and squeezes a vast subject down to manageable proportions!he is a warm and funny guide through the whole complicated morass of Shakespearean scholarship.' Financial Times
Bill Bryson, geb. 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa, zog 1977 nach Großbritannien und schrieb dort mehrere Jahre u. a. für die 'Times' und den 'Independent'. Mit seinem Englandbuch 'Reif für die Insel' gelang Bryson der Durchbruch, und heute ist er in England einer der erfolgreichsten Sachbuchautoren der Gegenwart. Seine Bücher werden in viele Sprachen übersetzt, stürmen stets die internationalen Bestsellerlisten. 1996 kehrte Bill Bryson mit seiner Familie in die USA zurück, wo es ihn jedoch nicht lange hielt; er war wieder 'reif für die Insel', wo er heute wieder lebt.
2 Marktplatz-Angebote für "Shakespeare, The Illustrated edition w. Audio-CD" ab EUR 9,90
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