Park Honan - Shakespeare: A Life

PARK HONAN

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Park Honan 1999

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First published 1998 First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1999

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Honan, Park. Shakespeare: a life/ Park Honan. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Biography. 2. Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography. PR2894.H65 1998 822.3'3-dC21 98-22114 [B]

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