Shakespeare's Restless World: An Unexpected History in Twenty Objects
Author(s): Neil MacGregor
The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. Shakespeare's Restless World uncovers the extraordinary stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age at once distant and yet surprisingly familiar. From knife crime to belief in witches, religious battles to the horizons of the New World, Neil MacGregor brings the past to life in a fresh, unexpected portrait of a dangerous and dynamic era.
Product Information
Neil MacGregor has been Director of the British Museum since August 2002. He was previously Director of the National Gallery in London from 1987 to 2002. His celebrated book A History of the World in 100 Objects was published in 2010, and is now being translated into more than a dozen languages.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.256
- : 01 February 2014
- : 198mm X 129mm X 19mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Neil MacGregor
- : Paperback
- : 240
- : Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (chiefly col.)