Stephen Unwin
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Was Shakespeare a snob? Poor Naked Wretches challenges the idea that one of the greatest writers of the English language despised working people, showing that he portrayed them with as much insight, compassion, and purpose as the rich and powerful. Moreover, working people play an important role in his dramatic method. Stephen Unwin reads Shakespeare anew, exploring the astonishing variety of working people in his plays, as well as the vast range...