Shakespeare, the Sea and the Stage

by Peter Womack

The sea for Shakespeare is both a location and a metaphor; and either way it affords him an extraordinary freedom of invention, releasing whatever in the plays is vast, fluid and unceasing. It is also a defining element of his historical context: he lived and worked a few yards from one of the great maritime rivers of the world, and for much of his career England was engaged in a naval war with Spain. So the Shakespearean sea invites two distinct...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399539493
• ISBN13: 9781399539494
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 208 Pages