The boy who would be Shakespeare : a tale of forgery and folly /

In the winter of 1795, a frustrated young writer named William Henry Ireland stood petrified in his father's study as two of England's most esteemed scholars interrogated him about a tattered piece of paper that he claimed to have found in an old trunk. It was a note from William Shakespea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stewart, Doug, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2010.
Edición:1st Da Capo Press ed.
Temas:
Ireland, W. H. > (William Henry), > 1777-1835.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Forgeries.
Ireland, W. H. > (William Henry), > 1777-1835
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
1700-1799
English literature > 18th century.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
English literature
Forgery
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter One: Shakespeare Lives!
  • Chapter Two: A Boywithout Promise
  • Chapter Three: The Collector Of Curiosities
  • Chapter Four: The Gilded Snare
  • Chapter Five: A Gentleman Shakespeare
  • Chapter Six: The Lostmasterpiece
  • Chapter Seven: The Age Of Forgery
  • Chapter Eight: Delusions Ofgrandeur
  • Chapter Nine: Nonbelievers
  • Chapter Ten: Forgeries For Sale
  • Chapter Eleven: Warnings And Portents
  • Chapter Twelve: "When This Solemnmockery Is Ended . . ."
  • Chapter Thirteen: Confessing To Deaf Ears
  • Chapter Fourteen: "Shakespeare" Ireland
  • A Note On Sources
  • Index.

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