SUMMARY: New Place is the name of the house that William Shakespeare purchased in 1597 and the place in which he died in 1616. The house was constructed in Stratford-upon-Avon over a century previously but had disappeared by 1759, leaving only an empty gap in the street frontage. How much time Shakespeare spent there has long been debated, but recent excavation and analysis of the surviving evidence has led to the notion that New Place was carefully chosen by Shakespeare to be his primary residence and the place to live with his family and compose much of his later writing. The importance of Hugh Clopton, the former owner and builder of New Place, and the welcome associations that his name brought to the property, is also debated here. Shakespeare’s motives, his pursuit of status, desire for investment and obligation to his family are all explored through the use of archaeological data and the historical evidence for the house.

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威廉·莎士比亚的新地：是投资还是继承遗产？

摘要：新地方是威廉·莎士比亚在1597年购买的房子的名称，也是他于1616年去世的地方。这所房子是一个多世纪以前在埃文河畔斯特拉特福建造的，但到1759年消失了，只剩下一空临街的差距。莎士比亚在那呆了多少时间一直在争论，但是最近对遗留证据的挖掘和分析导致了这样的观念，莎士比亚精心选择了“新地方”作为他的主要住所，并与其家人住在一起，并组成了大部分他后来的作品。这里还讨论了新地方的前所有者和建造者休·克洛普顿（Hugh Clopton）的重要性，以及他的名字带给该物业的欢迎协会的重要性。莎士比亚的动机，对地位的追求，