The Nine Lives of Shakespeare

The Nine Lives of Shakespeare Book Description How well do we know William Shakespeare, who left his mark not only on the age he lived in but on the entire history of theater? How did the labyrinths in which the famous playwright wandered throughout his life affect his productivity? What emotions and experiences inspired your texts? How was Shakespeare's life written under the shadow of fiction and reality? Why have Shakespeare biographies written so far remained incomplete? Holderness, who is considered one of the founders of the British school of cultural materialism and has been working on Shakespeare's works for many years, seeks answers to many questions that have not been fully answered before in Shakespeare's Nine Lives. He masterfully examines the facts and myths surrounding Shakespeare's life, taking into account the special ways they are intertwined with each other. It tells us about Shakespeare and his portrait as writer, actor, butcher's apprentice, businessman, wife, close friend, lover, Catholic. As he critically re-examines each Shakespeare biography, he re-imagines the nine stages of an artist's life to form a unique picture. (From the Promotional Bulletin)