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What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare

What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare


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In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the legacy of the town’s most famous son. For three days, attendees paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment—a coronation elevating William Shakespeare to the throne of genius. It was also a disaster as the poorly planned Jubilee imposed an army of Londoners on an ill-equipped backwater town. Told from the perspectives of David Garrick, who masterminded the Jubilee, and James Boswell, who attended it, What Blest Genius? is rich with humour, gossip and intrigue. Recounting the absurd and chaotic glory of those three days, Andrew McConnell Stott illuminates the circumstances in which Shakespeare became a transcendent global icon.

About the Author :
Andrew McConnell Stott is the author of four books. The recipient of the Royal Society of Literature/Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction, he is professor of English at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.

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"McConnell Stott’s wildly exuberant new book... has brought this odd and oddly resonant event to enchanting and illuminating life." "McConnell Stott writes with a clear brisk style and also an evident enjoyment of language..." "... highly entertaining book... sharp-eyed and funny account... Stott’s book is a glorious study of the mother of all heritage events, and it’s an excellent reminder of why they should be avoided like the plague." "... curious, passionate revisions of the Shakespearean myth... remind me why I came to enjoy Shakespeare so much in the first place." "This is the hilarious tale of a poorly organised three-day festival in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1769 that launched the bard into the mega-celeb he is today... A comedy of errors as funny as Twenty Twelve." "... lively account..." "On the non-fiction side I enjoyed What Blest Genius? by Andrew McConnell Stott, a diverting account of the Shakespeare Jubilee of 1769 in Stratford-upon-Avon..."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780393248654
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Publisher Imprint: WW Norton & Co
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare
  • Width: 147 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0393248658
  • Publisher Date: 23 Apr 2019
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 218 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 405 gr


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