F. E. Halliday presents in vivid detail what we know about Shakespeare's life after three centuries of discovery, and illuminates and animates the story with illustrations of Elizabethan personalities, pages from the early folios, maps, and photographs of Stratford-upon-Avon. Much of the great playwright's biography is mysterious, but Halliday (an authority on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature, and especially on Shakespeare) documents the Bard's life and work -- reassuring us, incidentally, that William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon really was the author of the plays attributed to him.
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Exquisite photographs of the Stratford country and facsimiles of records. -- New York Times Book Review
The best one-volume account of Shakespeare's life and plays. -- Library Journal
The best one-volume account of Shakespeare's life and plays. -- Library Journal
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By Jesse Flannery (Millersburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shakespeare (Literary Lives Series) (Paperback)
This book by Mr. Halliday is fascinating. Not only does it tell of Shakespeare's life and what had influenced his works, but it also tells of certain historic items that are happening. This book does go in depth in William's life. But why four stars and not five? I used this book for the study of someone great in History for an English class. Four stars was given for the reason that the book would talk about other people such as Queen Elizabeth and her affairs as well as drift from William Shakespeare. If you can deal with the annoyance of the story drifting off topic, and enjoy learning about Shakespeare. Then I highly recommend this book.4 out of 5 Stars
4.0 out of 5 stars
A typical Review,
By Jesse Flannery (Millersburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shakespeare (Literary Lives Series) (Paperback)
This book by Mr. Halliday is fascinating. Not only does it tell of Shakespeare's life and what had influenced his works, but it also tells of certain historic items that are happening. This book does go in depth in William's life. But why four stars and not five? I used this book for the study of someone great in History for an English class. Four stars was given for the reason that the book would talk about other people such as Queen Elizabeth and her affairs as well as drift from William Shakespeare. If you can deal with the annoyance of the story drifting off topic, and enjoy learning about Shakespeare. Then I highly recommend this book.4 out of 5 Stars
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