A provocative and perceptive work that reclaims the life of Shakespeare's often maligned wife--Ann Hathaway--from generations of scholarly neglect and misogyny, "Shakespeare's Wife" poses bold new questions and opens new fields of investigation and research.
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A provocative and perceptive work that reclaims the life of Shakespeare's often maligned wife--Ann Hathaway--from generations of scholarly neglect and misogyny, "Shakespeare's Wife" poses bold new questions and opens new fields of investigation and research.
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Like New. Size: 6x1x9; This book may be an ex-library item. This book is in near-perfect condition, showing minimal signs of use. It has clean, crisp pages with no markings or highlighting, and the spine and cover are intact without any creases or wear. This book appears as if it has been barely touched and is virtually indistinguishable from a brand new book.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book Not ex-lib. Hardcover in illustrated jacket, 8vo. 1st printing. 406pp. Endnotes, bibliography, index. Fine/Fine. Book and jacket are as new: clean, tight, square and unmarked, though printed on toned, somewhat pulpy stock. Jacket in Brodart.
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New. 0061537152. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--406 pages. --with a bonus offer--
I have often wondered about the mysterious woman who was married to William Shakespeare. Ann Hathaway, when she is mentioned at all, is dismissed as an intellectual midget at best, a hindrance and a bitch at worst. This book attempts, brilliantly, to paint a broader, kinder portrait. Using a vast array of contemporary sources, Greer suggests that many commonly held views have in fact more to do with the thinking of our own time than Shakespeare's, and have little to do with what the reality often was. She raises more questions than she can answer, certainly, but what an impressive hypothesis! Thorough, thoughtful, and sympathetic - and rather daring, I must say. It leaves me with a greater appreciation for the Bard's work, and a longing to have met Mistress Shakespeare. Well done!
(My only complaint? This book is just crying out for appendices - Shakespeare's complete will would have been helpful, for example - but never mind.)
