The players, a novel of the young Shakespeare, Stephanie Cowell
Type
Label
The players, a novel of the young Shakespeare, Stephanie Cowell
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The players
Oclc number
35280612
Responsibility statement
Stephanie Cowell
Sub title
a novel of the young Shakespeare
Summary
A fictionalized biography of Shakespeare, tracing his life as a young man. After working in Stratford for his father who made gloves, he abandons his wife and children for an acting career and struggles as a playwright, writing sonnets for patrons while having affairs with both sexes. The story is told against the background of everyday life in 16th Century London