What blest genius? : the jubilee that made Shakespeare /
Stott, Andrew McConnell, 1969-
What blest genius? : the jubilee that made Shakespeare / Andrew McConnell Stott. - First edition. - xxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) and index.
"In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment--a coronation elevating Shakespeare to the throne of genius. Except it was a disaster. The poorly planned Jubilee imposed an army of Londoners on a backwater hamlet peopled by hostile and superstitious locals, unable and unwilling to meet their demands. Even nature refused to behave. Rain fell in sheets, flooding tents and dampening fireworks, and threatening to wash the whole town away."--Page [2] of cover.
9780393248654 0393248658
2018051189
GBB923143 bnb
019242549 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Anniversaries, etc.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Stratford-upon-Avon (England)--History--18th century.
What blest genius? : the jubilee that made Shakespeare / Andrew McConnell Stott. - First edition. - xxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) and index.
"In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment--a coronation elevating Shakespeare to the throne of genius. Except it was a disaster. The poorly planned Jubilee imposed an army of Londoners on a backwater hamlet peopled by hostile and superstitious locals, unable and unwilling to meet their demands. Even nature refused to behave. Rain fell in sheets, flooding tents and dampening fireworks, and threatening to wash the whole town away."--Page [2] of cover.
9780393248654 0393248658
2018051189
GBB923143 bnb
019242549 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Anniversaries, etc.
Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
Stratford-upon-Avon (England)--History--18th century.