Shakespeare The World as a Stage (PDF)

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Synopsis

In this much anticipated addition to the Eminent Lives series, Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the Bard - from his birth in Stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he died. Following his international bestsellers A Short History of Nearly Everything' and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid', Bill Bryson has written a short biography of William Shakespeare for the Eminent Lives series - which seeks to pair great subjects with writers known for their strong sensibilities and sharp, lively points of view.

Book details

Author:
Bill Bryson
ISBN:
9780007197897
Related ISBNs:
9780007197897
Publisher:
HarperPress
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Grades:
Year 10 - 4th Form - KS4, Year 11 - 5th Form - KS4
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2016-03-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2007
Copyright by:
HarperPress 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Biographies and Memoirs, Nonfiction