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Shakespeare's patron : William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke, 1580-1630 : politics, patronage and power

William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke, 1580-1630, was a prominent courtier in the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. He was the most important patron of the arts of the early seventeenth century, and almost certainly the person to whom Shakespeare dedicated his Sonnets. This title offers a full length study of Pembroke

Print Book, English, 2011
Continuum, London, 2011