Shakespeare
Description
Bill Bryson's bestselling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship?updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. His Shakespeare is like no one else's?the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for storytelling unrivaled in our time.
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Bill Bryson's bestselling books include One Summer, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home, A Walk in the Woods, Neither Here nor There, Made in America, and The Mother Tongue. He lives in England with his wife.
Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: In Search of William Shakespeare
- Chapter Two: The Early Years, 1564-1585
- Chapter Three: The Lost Years, 1585-1592
- Chapter Four: In London
- Chapter Five: The Plays
- Chapter Six: Years of Fame, 1596-1603
- Chapter Seven: The Reign of King James, 1603-1616
- Chapter Eight: Death
- Chapter Nine: Claimants
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Author
- Books in the Eminent Lives Series
- Also by Bill Bryson
- Back Ad
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
