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EPISODE · Sep 15, 2005 · 2H 57M

Listen to Shakespeare - The Biography: Vol II: The Upstart Crow by Peter Ackroyd

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/262828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shakespeare - The Biography: Vol II: The Upstart Crow Author: Peter Ackroyd Narrator: Simon Callow Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: September 15, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Theatre & Radio Publisher's Summary: VOL. 2: THE UPSTART CROW. Ambitious Actor and Poet. (c. 1590 - Midsummer Night's Dream) Peter Ackroyd's insightful new biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, Ackroyd not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare's life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid, interesting material about place, period and background. Walk with Ackroyd through sixteenth century London and Stratford as he uncovers the intimate circumstances of Shakespeare's life. Discover the theatrical world in which Shakespeare had his being - not just Shakespeare the actor but the other actors, playwrights, and managers that surrounded him. And journey to Stratford to meet Shakespeare the family man, whose private life had such an impact on his work that the strongest bond in his plays is always between father and daughter.

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