Beschreibung:
E. A. J. Honigmann was, until his retirement, Joseph Cowen Professor of English Literature at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Throws light on the problem of what Shakespeare was doing between leaving school and appearing as an actor and playwright in London.
IntroductionHoghton of Hoghton TowerSir Thomas Hesketh of RuffordJohn Cotton of TarnacreJohn Weever and the HoghtonsShakespeare and Lord Strange's menThe Shakespeare epitaphs and the StanleysThomas Savage of RuffordThe phoenix and the turtleShakespeare's religionConclusionAppendicesNotesIndex