William Shakespeare: A Biography

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Preface Illustrations Elizabethian Warwickshire Stratford town Family, school, church Youth & marriage London: the armada years Apprenticeship Reputation The early comedies Friendship The story of the sonnets Romance & reality England's past The late nineties Between two worlds The great tragedies The romances New place Notes Index Preface Illustrations Elizabethian Warwickshire Stratford town Family, school, church Youth & marriage London: the armada years Apprenticeship Reputation The early comedies Friendship The story of the sonnets Romance & reality England's past The late nineties Between two worlds The great tragedies The romances New place Notes Index

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J. Alfred – Aug 22, 2020

This is a rambling, self-congradulatory, hero-worshipping book that doesn't give any useful big picture background but gets caught up with any amount of detail that fails to interest without the necessary background. However, it is, apparently, also the accepted chronology and what seems like the most likely historical grounding for the topical references in Shakespeare's works. So: sort of useful, but very much a chore. If there is a shorter and better work which does the same thing more memora This is a rambling, self-congradulatory, hero-worshipping book that doesn't give any useful big picture background but gets caught up with any amount of detail that fails to interest without the necessary background. However, it is, apparently, also the accepted chronology and what seems like the most likely historical grounding for the topical references in Shakespeare's works. So: sort of useful, but very much a chore. If there is a shorter and better work which does the same thing more memorably, I'd like to know about it.
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Lori – May 05, 2008

Wonderfully easy and enjoyable biography on Shakespeare. Well worth reading for a glimpse into his life and times.
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