What Blest Genius? - The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the legacy of the town's most famous son. For three days, attendees paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment-a coronation elevating William Shakespeare to the throne of genius. It was also a disaster as the poorly planned Jubilee imposed an army of Londoners on an ill-equipped backwater town. Told from the perspectives of David Garrick, who masterminded the Jubilee, and James Boswell, who attended it, What Blest Genius? is rich with humour, gossip and intrigue. Recounting the absurd and chaotic glory of those three days, Andrew McConnell Stott illuminates the circumstances in which Shakespeare became a transcendent global icon.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Andrew McConnell Stott
Dimensions:	218 x 147 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-24865-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Literary
LSN:	0-393-24865-8
Barcode:	9780393248654

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