From the dean of Shakespeare scholars–a fascinating, lively, anecdotal work of forensic biography that firmly places Shakespeare within the hectic, exhilarating world in which he lived and wrote.

In The Fury of Men’s Gullets, Bruce Boehrer explores the poet’s fascination with alimentary matters and the ways in which such references describe Jonson’s personal and cultural transformation. In his…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…