Shakespeare’s Restless World

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book cultural history book

Shakespeare’s Restless World is a cultural history book by Neil MacGregor that explores the life and times of William Shakespeare through a series of objects from the early modern world.

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book "Shakespeare’s Restless World" by Neil MacGregor	1

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Target entity: Shakespeare’s Restless World
Context triple: [Neil MacGregor, notableWork, Shakespeare’s Restless World]

A. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
B. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
C. The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
D. Brush Up Your Shakespeare
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" is a comic showtune from Cole Porter's musical *Kiss Me, Kate*, in which two gangsters humorously advise wooing women by quoting Shakespeare.
E. Shakespeare Country
Shakespeare Country is a popular tourist region in Warwickshire, England, centered on Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding areas associated with the life and works of William Shakespeare.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Shakespeare’s Restless World
Target entity description: Shakespeare’s Restless World is a cultural history book by Neil MacGregor that explores the life and times of William Shakespeare through a series of objects from the early modern world.

A. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
B. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
C. The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
D. Brush Up Your Shakespeare
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" is a comic showtune from Cole Porter's musical *Kiss Me, Kate*, in which two gangsters humorously advise wooing women by quoting Shakespeare.
E. Shakespeare Country
Shakespeare Country is a popular tourist region in Warwickshire, England, centered on Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding areas associated with the life and works of William Shakespeare.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ cultural history book ⓘ
author	Neil MacGregor ⓘ
basedOn	BBC Radio 4 series ⓘ linked to: BBC Radio 4
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
explores	everyday life in Shakespeare’s time ⓘ global connections of Elizabethan and Jacobean England ⓘ politics of Shakespeare’s England ⓘ religion in early modern England ⓘ
focusesOn	objects from the early modern world ⓘ social context of Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ
format	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ literary history ⓘ
hasCompanionSeries	Shakespeare’s Restless World (radio series) ⓘ linked to: Shakespeare’s Restless World (BBC Radio 4 series)
hasTheme	intersection of art, politics, and daily life ⓘ material traces of Shakespeare’s age ⓘ
includes	illustrations of historical objects ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ students of history ⓘ students of literature ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriodDiscussed	Elizabethan era ⓘ linked to: English Renaissance Jacobean era ⓘ linked to: Stuart period
marketedAs	tie-in to BBC radio series ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	using objects to illuminate Shakespeare’s world ⓘ
originalBroadcasterOfRelatedSeries	BBC Radio 4 ⓘ
pageCount	approximately 320 ⓘ
publicationYear	2012 ⓘ
publisher	Allen Lane ⓘ Viking ⓘ
relatedWork	A History of the World in 100 Objects ⓘ
settingDescribed	London in Shakespeare’s time ⓘ theatres of early modern London ⓘ
structure	series of object-based chapters ⓘ
subject	Elizabethan England ⓘ linked to: Tudor England William Shakespeare ⓘ cultural history ⓘ early modern England ⓘ material culture ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 17th century ⓘ late 16th century ⓘ
writtenBy	former British Museum director Neil MacGregor ⓘ linked to: Neil MacGregor