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.
| ISBN: | 9780062564627 |
| Publication date: | 26th April 2016 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: general The arts: general topics History of art Biography: historical, political and military Biography: writers Literary studies: plays and playwrights Reference works General and world history History of the Americas |
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 deathWilliam 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.
Shakespeare features in the following genres: Biography: general, The arts: general topics, History of art, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: writers, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Reference works, General and world history, History of the Americas
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Shakespeare was written by Bill Bryson and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins
Shakespeare has 224 pages