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The dream factory : London's first playhouse and the making of William Shakespeare

by Daniel Swift

A history of London's first purpose-built commercial playhouse, the Theatre, and its role in the rise of Elizabethan drama. The book explores the intersection of art and money, and how the venue shaped the early career of William Shakespeare.

Accession 31734 ISBN 9780374601270 Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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