Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace And The Invention Of Stratford-Upon-Avon (Haney Foundation Series)

As the first major study of Shakespeare's Birthplace during the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's Shrine draws on extensive archival research to describe the invention of the Birthplace in the Victorian period, when the site was purchased for the nation, extensively restored, and transformed into a major tourist attraction.

• | Author: Julia Thomas
• | Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 08, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 232 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0812223373
• | ISBN-13: 9780812223378