Mapping Shakespeare: An exploration of Shakespeare's worlds through maps

Author(s): Jeremy Black

History

An exploration through maps of the land and time in which Shakespeare wrote.


This beautiful new book looks at the England, Europe, and wider world in which William Shakespeare worked through maps and illustrations that reveal the way that he and his Tudor contemporaries saw their land and their place in the world. Lovers of Shakespeare's plays will delight in seeing Romeo and Juliet's 16th century Verona, and the Venice of Antonio and Shylock. Mapping Shakespeare explores the locations of his plays and looks at the possible inspirations for these and why Shakespeare would have chosen to set his stories there.


Product Information

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He has written extensively on the history of mapping and its relationship to history and culture, and has lectured extensively around the world. Recent publications for Bloomsbury include: Metropolis (2015), Maps of War (2016) and the forthcoming Mapping Naval Warfare (2017).

General Fields

  • : 9781844865178
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : Conway
  • : March 2018
  • : April 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jeremy Black
  • : Hardback