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Shakespeare's professional career

Shakespeare's career as actor and playwright reveals the extraordinary accommodation of his genius to the circumstances of his time. This illustrated account describes Shakespeare at work against a background of theatrical rivalry, opportunism, service to noble patrons, and political intrigue.
Print Book, English, 1999
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999
Biography
xvi, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780521666411, 9780521351287, 0521666414, 0521351286
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Shakespeare and Stratford
Establishing a career : of patrons and provinces
Establishing a career : London 1590
A playtext and its context
Servant to the Lord Chamberlain : 1594-1603
Of queen, chamberlains, admiral and king
Servant to the king ; 1603-1616