A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare - Softcover

Encyclopedia Britannica

9780762438549: A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762438541 ISBN 13: 9780762438549

Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub, 2010

This is an essential guide for new students coming to the Bard for the first time as well as a valuable resource for a dedicated fan. It is an ideal introduction to the life and times of Shakespeare, uncovering the few fragments of his life and placing him within the Elizabethan world. The book also looks at each of his plays and sonnets, giving full explanations and descriptions, putting them in context, and revealing the many great quotes and key scenes.

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Book Description:

The man and the plays - without the boring bits - with commentary by Peter Ackroyd.

About the Author:

Peter Ackroyd is a world renowned novelist, biographer, poet, TV presenter and historian. He has written a number of ground breaking books about London including the novel Hawksmoor, as well as London: the Biography and Thames: Sacred River. His biography of William Shakespeare was considered by the Independent to 'set a new standard for accounts of Shakespeare's life'. In 2003 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literarure.

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