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Author:

Marsh, Geoffrey, author.

Title:

Living with Shakespeare : Saint Helen's Parish, London, 1593-1598 / Geoffrey Marsh.

Publisher:

Edinburgh University Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

viii, 502 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 cm

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Friends and associates.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Homes and haunts--London.--London.
St. Helen, Bishopsgate (Parish : London, England)--History--16th century.
Parishes--London--London--16th century.--16th century.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616.
St. Helen, Bishopsgate (Parish : London, England)
Friendship.
Homes.
Parishes.
England--London.
1500-1599
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

9 Some Other Residents of Saint Helen's in the 1580s and 1590s. 1. 1576: A Starting Point -- 2. James Burbage Plans His Theatre: The Theatre -- 3. Kick-Starting the British Empire -- pt. II THE THEATRE, 1576 -- 1598 -- 4. James Burbage Builds the Theatre -- 5. Trouble at the Theatre -- 6. The Early Years of the Theatre: 1576 -- 1586 -- 7. The 1594 Changes at the Theatre and Shakespeare's New Focus -- pt. III THE PARISH OF SAINT HELEN'S, BISHOPSGATE STREET -- 8. William Shakespeare and the Parish of Saint Helen's -- 9. Searching for Shakespeare's Lodgings in Saint Helen's -- 10. What Attracted Shakespeare to Saint Helen's? -- pt. IV LIFE, DEATH AND RELIGION IN SAINT HELEN'S -- 11. Saint Helen's Church: The Anchor of the Parish -- 12. A Walk Round the Interior of Saint Helen's Church -- 13. Dreaming of English Exploration, Trade, Wealth, Colonisation and Empire -- pt. V SHAKESPEARE'S NEIGHBOURS IN SAINT HELEN'S -- 14 The Radical Doctors of Saint Helen's -- 15. Dr Peter Turner Visits a Patient at the Sign of the Horse Head Inn -- 16. Lawyers, Musicians, an Antiquary and More -- 17. Saint Helen's as a Microcosmos: A Theatre of London -- pt. VI BEWITCHMENT IN LONDON -- 18. Witchcraft in Thames Street -- 19. Mary Glover is Bewitched in All-Hallows-the-Less, Thames Street -- 20. An Exorcism in Shoreditch -- pt. VII CODA: THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENGLISH -- 21. Honey or Cane Sugar? -- APPENDIX -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Accommodation in Saint Helen's Would Have Appealed to Shakespeare? -- 3. Identifying the Location of Shakespeare's Residence(s) -- 4. When Did Shakespeare Leave Saint Helen's? -- 5. Who Was John Pryn, Pryne, Prynne, Pryme, Prymme? -- 6. Who Was John Hatton? -- 7. Who Were Thomas Wrightson, John Harvey and Israel Jorden, Jordan, Jordaine, Jordayne, Jurden? -- 8. Who Were John, Antonia and Katherine Jeffrey? -- 9 Some Other Residents of Saint Helen's in the 1580s and 1590s.

ISBN:

9781474479721
1474479723

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1178649375

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)