The Shakespeare guide to Italy : retracing the Bard's unknown travels / Richard Paul Roe
| Author(s): | Roe, Richard Paul, 1922-2010 |
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| Subjects: | Italy--Description and travel Italy--In literature Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Italy Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | New York : Harper Perennial, c2011 |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | List of Maps vii Acknowledgments ix Foreword xi Introduction / Daniel L Wright xiii Preface 1 ch. 1 . Romeo and Juliet 7 "Devoted Love in Verona" ch. 2 . The Two Gentlemen of Verona---Part 1 35 "Sailing to Milan" ch. 3 . The Two Gentlemen of Verona---Part 2 63 "Milan: Arrivals and Departures" ch. 4 . The Taming of the Shrew 87 "Pisa to Padua" ch. 5 . The Merchant of Venice---Part 1 115 "Venice: the City and the Empire" ch. 6 . The Merchant of Venice---Part 2 141 "Venice: Trouble and Trial" ch. 7 . Othello 159 "Strangers and Streets, Swords and Shoes" ch. 8 . A Midsummer Night's Dream 179 "Midsummer in Sabbioneta" ch. 9 . All's Well That Ends Well 189 "France and Florence" ch. 10 . Much Ado About Nothing 217 "Misfortune in Messina" ch. 11 . The Winter's Tale 245 "A Cruel Notion Resolved" ch. 12 . The Tempest 297 "Island of Wind and Fire" Epilogue 297 Bibliography 299 |
| Notes: | ISBN: 9780062074263 ISBN: 0062074261 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309) Contents: Romeo and Juliet, "Devoted love in Verona" -- The two gentlemen of Verona, part 1, "Sailing to Milan" -- The two gentlemen of Verona, part 2, "Milan: arrivals and departures" -- The taming of the shrew, "Pisa to Padua" -- The merchant of Venice, part 1, "Venice: the city and the empire" -- The merchant of Venice, part 2, "Venice: trouble and trial" -- Othello, "Strangers and streets, swords and shoes" -- A midsummer night's dream, "Midsummer in Sabbioneta" -- All's well that ends well, "France and Florence" -- Much ado about nothing, "Misfortune in Messina" -- The winter's tale, "A cruel notion resolved" -- The tempest ,"Island of wind and fire" Summary: Using the text from Shakespeare's ten "Italian Plays," the author determined the exact locations of nearly every scene, recording them in a work that's a combination literary detective story and travelogue |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 309 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 703206613 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780062074263 0062074261 |