Edmondson / Colls / Mitchell Finding Shakespeare's New Place

An archaeological biography
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5261-0650-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Unique report on the major archaeological dig at Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home and the implications for the Shakespearian biography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edmondson, Paul

Colls, Kevin

Mitchell, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Michael Wood
Introduction - Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell
1. Ancient beginnings: the site of New Place from the prehistoric to the early medieval period - William Mitchell and Kevin Colls
2. The origins of New Place: Hugh Clopton's 'grete house' of c.1483 - William Mitchell and Kevin Colls
3. Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1596 - Paul Edmondson
4. Shakespeare and New Place 1597-1616 and later occupants to 1677 - Paul Edmondson
5. A reconstruction of Shakespeare's New Place - Kevin Colls, William Mitchell and Paul Edmondson
6. After Shakespeare: New Place from 1677 to 1759 - Kevin Colls and William Mitchell
7. The archaeologies of New Place - Kevin Colls and William Mitchell
Closing remarks - Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell
Glossary - William Mitchell and Kevin Colls
The Dig for Shakespeare Academic Advisory Board
Dig for Shakespeare Volunteers
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Edmondson is Head of Research at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Kevin Colls is Archaeological Project Manager at the Centre of Archaeology, Staffordshire University

William Mitchell is Project Archaeologist at the Centre of Archaeology, Staffordshire University