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Shakespeare's shrine : the Bard's birthplace and the invention of Stratford-upon-Avon /

"Anyone who has paid the entry fee to visit Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon - and there are some 700,000 a year who do so - might be forgiven for taking the authenticity of the building for granted. The house, as the official guidebooks state, was purchased...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Julia, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Haney Foundation series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The birthplace in Victorian culture
  • The birth of "Shakespeare"
  • Bidding for the Bard: the auction of the birthplace
  • Bringing down the house: restoring the birthplace
  • Real estate? Authenticating the birthplace
  • Eight things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon: a guide for the Victorian tourist
  • The place and the plays.