Shakespeare's face : unraveling the legend and history of Shakespeare's mysterious portrait /

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Author / Creator:Nolen, Stephanie.
Edition:1st Free Press ed.
Imprint:New York : Free Press, 2004.
Description:xvii, 364 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5149722
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ISBN:0743249321
Notes:Originally published: Canada : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-345) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • A Note on the Writers
  • The Mystery Uncovered
  • "The God of Our Idolatry"
  • Prime Suspects
  • Picturing Shakespeare in 1603
  • In Search of Master Shakespeare
  • Scenes from the Birth of a Myth and the Death of a Dramatist
  • Family Traces
  • Looking the Part
  • Forensic Revelations
  • An Actor's Face?
  • A Painting with a Past
  • The Portrait Meets Its Public
  • The Conundrum of the Label
  • The Man Who Will Not Meet Your Eyes
  • Is This the Face of Genius?
  • Choosing Your Shakespeare
  • Notes
  • Useful Sources
  • Plate Credits
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index