Angels & Ducats - Shakespeare's Money & Medals (Paperback)

Full of intriguing facts and literary quotations, this fun, engaging and beautifully illustrated book explores the role of money and medals in Shakespeare's world and works. Deniers and ducats, groats and guilders, crowns and cruzados, the author reveals how coins and medals illustrate the personalities and events that shaped Shakespeare's world. Through lively and informative text the reader will discover the role of money in Shakespeare's life and career; how much people were paid and how much things cost looking in detail at the theatre and currency and how it changed. Shakespeare used coinage in his plays to give crucial information on status and character, as a plot device and to add local colour. Money provoked and motivated Shakespeare's characters and this book engages with his monetary references to reveal the meaning behind the metaphors and the significance of the issues the playwright was addressing.

General

Imprint:	British Museum Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Barrie Cook
Dimensions:	190 x 170 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-0-7141-1821-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-7141-1821-4
Barcode:	9780714118215

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