The Hard-headed Shakespeare. (Reviews).(Un gentle Shakespeare: Scenes from his Life)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: Berry, Ralph | Copyright information

Un gentle Shakespeare: Scenes from his Life. Katherine Duncan-Jones. Arden Shakespeare. [pounds sterling]20.00. 322 pages. ISBN 1-903436-26-5.

Ungentle Shakespeare is a first-class title, as the marketing people may have assured Katherine Duncan-Jones when she had doubts. It brings together two big ideas. First, Shakespeare is not 'gentle' in the sense of being mildly benign, a Mr cheeryble of drama. He is hard-headed, unforgiving, good at business deals and tough on de...

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