| International Standard Book Number |
9780393882278
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| International Standard Book Number |
0393882276
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
822/.3 B
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| Personal Name |
Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- author.
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| Title Statement |
Dark renaissance : the dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival / Stephen Greenblatt.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Dark renaissance : the dangerous times & fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Dangerous times and fatal genius of Shakespeare's greatest rival.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2025.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-317) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
A world apart -- Handwriting on the wall -- The great separation -- The master's books -- Bright college years -- Gold buttons -- Recruitment -- In the liberties -- The conquest of London -- Secret sharers -- Hog Lane -- The counterfeiters -- Strange company -- Dangerous acquaintances -- Wizardry -- The Faustian bargain -- Neptune's smile -- Into the light -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
The story of how Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's greatest rival, leveraged his classical education to ignite an explosion of English literature, nourished the literary talent of Shakespeare and challenged societal norms with his transgressive genius.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Renaissance England.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Poets, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biography.
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