What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare

by Andrew McConnell Stott

Book Overview

In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393248658
• ISBN13: 9780393248654
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"