Shakespeare's money : how much did he make and what did this mean? / Robert Bearman
2016, 1st edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #474017
Contents: Cover; Shakespeare's money: How much did he make and what did this mean?; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Early life; Family background; John Shakespeare's difficulties; Education and marriage; Career choices; Chapter 3: Laying the foundations; Early years in the theatre; A search for patronage?; As a Chamberlain's Man; A freelance writer?; Early residences in London; Chapter 4: Consolidation; The grant of arms; The purchase of New Place; Early business dealings; The property portfolio expands; Further investment, 1602-1605; Shakespeare the gentleman?
Chapter 5: RetrenchmentShakespeare the maltster; The Addenbrooke case; The Stratford tithes; The Welcombe enclosures; Chapter 6: The final count; Shakespeare's income; Shakespeare's status ; The Blackfriars Gatehouse ; Shakespeare's monument ; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Works cited; Index. Subjects: Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Economic conditions. Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 ; Biography.
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