Gentleman of Stratford
 American first edition | |
| Author | John Brophy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Collins Harper(US) |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Gentleman of Stratfordis a 1939historical novelby the British writerJohn Brophy.[1]It is a fictional account of the life ofWilliam Shakespeare.Brophy carefully researched the novel to use existingdocumentaryevidence about the playwright.[2]The novel was published in the United States byHarper.It helped launch Brophy's career as a novelist.[3]AuthorHugh Walpoledescribed it as "the best biographical novel yet written about Shakespeare".[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Calder, Robert L.Beware the British Serpent: The Role of Writers in British Propaganda in the United States, 1939-1945.McGill-Queen's Press, 2004.
- Franssen, Paul.Shakespeare's Literary Lives: The Author as Character in Fiction and Film.Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R.The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4.CUP, 1972.
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