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 The Late Mr Shakespeare - Robert Nye
 The Late Mr Shakespeare - Robert Nye ... tall tales and bawdy stories.Newest Review: ... of anecdotes, rumours and legends. The narrator, Robert Reynolds (or Pickleherring), writes in part to find the Shakespeare ... more ... behind this myth. Yet, as he shows the reader, these aspects are all tied to the subject. Every aspect of his life becomes a new folk-tale, bawdy aside or exploit. And yet these are vital to the reputation and myths around the 'Bard'. I relish Robert Nye's writing because of this combination of scholarship and earthy amusement. Although cast as a humble biographer, Pickleherring becomes the second focus of the book, both as a young actor and the old man composing this chronicle. His devotion, and pa...more |
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The Late Mr Shakespeare - Robert Nye: Restoration Comedy (286 words)
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At first glance, this could be mistaken as a longer version of the excellent Mrs Shakespeare. The differences are in both approach, and scope. Mrs Shakespeare, written from the viewpoint of the honest, shrewish Anne Hathaway is focussed on a particular episode, offering a new view of the sparse facts from the bard's life. This, penned by a former boy actor, is a biography composed of anecdotes, rumours and legends. The narrator, Robert Reynolds (or Pickleherring), writes in part to find the Shakespeare behind this myth. Yet, as he shows the reader, these aspects are all tied to the subject. Every aspect of his life becomes a new folk-tale, bawdy aside or ... Read the complete review
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