Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Christmas Elizabethan TaleBy Anna Benneson McMahan
Length42m
About this audiobook
Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess is a graceful historical-literary fantasia that imagines the festive circumstances behind a royal entertainment for Elizabeth I. Drawing on the enduring tradition that the Queen wished to see Falstaff "in love," McMahan evokes the world of Elizabethan Christmas revels, courtly wit, theatrical improvisation, and the bright ceremonial culture surrounding Shakespeare's company. Its prose is polished, pictorial, and gently antiquarian, enriched by illustrations that underscore its pageant-like quality and its place within late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Shakespearean popularization. Anna Benneson McMahan was an American writer and lecturer deeply engaged with literature, art, and cultural history. Her work often sought to make canonical writers vivid through setting, anecdote, and sympathetic reconstruction. That sensibility shapes this volume: rather than offering dry scholarship, she translates her learning into an imaginative tribute to Shakespeare, Elizabethan England, and the social life of drama. This book is recommended to readers who enjoy Shakespearean lore, historical miniatures, and refined literary storytelling. It will especially please those interested in how later generations lovingly reimagined Shakespeare's creative world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 18, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Doctor's Christmas Eve (Holiday Classics Series) (Annotated)
2Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess (Illustrated)
3Chapter 1. At the Mermaid
4Chapter 2. At the Queen's Palace
5Chapter 3. A Christmas Carol of the Olden Time
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6Memorable Quotes
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