However, his Catholicism led to a downturn in fortune when he was placed on the State blacklist. Sections Title Time of revolution, A Synopsis The first episode of the series follows the changing fortunes of Shakespeare’s father, John, a Catholic glover who amassed a fortune in illegal wool-dealing. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
205-13.ĭutton, Richard ‘If I’m Right’: Michael Woods’ In Search of Shakespeare in Burnett, Mark Thornton & Wray, Ramona (eds) Screening Shakespeare in the Twenty-First Century. (ed.), A Concise Companion to Shakespeare on Screen (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006), pp. Pearson and William Uricchio ‘Brushing Up Shakespeare: Relevance and Televisual Form’ in Henderson, Diana E.
Language English Country Great Britain Medium Television Technical information Colour / Sound Year of release 2003 Transmission details (Channel: BBC2) Credits Director David Wallace Producer Rebecca Dobbs Additional Details Production type Documentary/Educational/News Subjects Drama History Literature Keywords biographies history of the 16th century history of the 17th century Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Notes Notes Broadcast in 4 weekly parts on BBC2 beginning 28/6/03 Reviews Roberta E. The household in Henley Street might have possessed.Synopsis A four-part historical documentary series on the life of Shakespeare, presented by Michael Wood. In dealing with Shakspere's biography, Wood's book incorporates the usual suppositions, for example: "But in trying to get a sense of Shakespeare's early education we shouldn't exaggerate the importance of books. 1606 neighborhood, including Silver Street, are choice, as are the Victorian photographs of the local Elizabethan topography taken ca. The maps of Shakespeare's London, of the Shoreditch theater district, Bishopsgate and the theater inns, Southwark ("a licensed stew" as one Puritan preacher called it), "Shakespeare's" 1602 to ca. Sumptiously illustrated, the emblems at the chapter headings and on the contents page are taken from Geoffrey Whitney's Choice of Emblems (1586) and other Elizabethan books.
Oxfordians will criticize Wood's book as being written from a Stratfordian angle, which it is, but nonetheless it and the supportive four-part BBC documentary are visual delights that incorporate many probing aspects, including Shakspere's family and ancestors, the vast size of his father's wool-dealing operations, the Somerville Plot, the execution of Edward Arden, theater as propaganda, Christopher Marlowe's murder, the death of Hamnet Shakspere, the Wilton "academy," the Oldcastle scandal, the Boys companies and the War of the Poets, the Essex Rebellion and the deposition play, the death of Elizabeth and the accession of James, and the King's Men.
Michael Wood, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, has written a lavishly illustrated book: In Search of Shakespeare, an elegant Stratfordian interpretation of Shakespeare's enigmatic life.
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