Product Description: The rediscovery of Shakespeare's work in the eighteenth century was a key factor in launching the Romantic movement. At the height of the Shakespeare craze of the early nineteenth century a handful of plays--"Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear and "Romeo and Juliet--created the mindset of a generation, affecting every artist, writer, composer and politician in Europe...read more

Product Description: Always well-loved but frequently little-known, the collections in this guide from museums and galleries up and down the country are outstanding in their variety and quality'

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