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Tag Archives: Shakespeare
“Our revels now are ended…”
This past weekend I was privileged to see one of the final performances of Greta Lambert at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where she performed the role of Prospero in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. I’d never seen or even read “The Tempest” … Continue reading
A Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England
A Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England© 2014 Ian Mortimer415 pages Previously Ian Mortimer has offered readers with access to a time machine a handbook for medieval England. Perhaps mystery plays based on Scripture are not your interest, however, and you’d … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Britain, English Literature, English Reformation, history, Shakespeare, social history, Tudor England
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The World as Stage
Shakespeare: The World as Stage© 2007 Bill Bryson245 pages Shakespeare: The World as Stage surprised me when it arrived. Such a slender little volume for a man whose legacy is strong even today! Bryson’s aim is not to deliver a … Continue reading
Fools and Mortals
Fools and Mortals© 2017 Bernard Cornwell384 pages Brevity is the soul of wit, so here’s an attempt at a quick review. Bernard Cornwell usually writes war novels, and he’s magnificent at it. But he surely gets tired of it, and … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Bernard Cornwell, Britain, historical fiction, London, Shakespeare, the play is the thing
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Shakespeare announcement
Bernard Cornwell chose this, the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, to announce his next novel: Fools and Mortals. It will follow young Richard Shakespeare as he tries to make his way in the acting world, dominated by his estranged older … Continue reading
The Quest for Shakespeare
The Quest for Shakespeare: the Bard of Avon and the Church of Rome© 2008 Joseph Pearce275 pages Although April 23rd is, historically, the feast of England’s patron saint George, it is also the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, Catholicism, English Reformation, Joseph Pearce, Shakespeare
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Ruled Britannia
Ruled Britannia© 2002 Harry Turtledove458 pages 1597. The 16th century is drawing to a close, and with it — seemingly — England’s fortunes. Nine years ago the vast Spanish armada triumphed in delivering its army to English shores, where grim … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged alt-history, Britain, Harry Turtledove, Shakespeare, Tudor England
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