dramatists, english

Presents an illustrated look at the life of English playwright William Shakespeare.

Profiles the life and career of Ben Jonson who is regarded as the greatest of Shakespeare's contemporaries and who is the author of may stage plays, was a principal masque-writer to the early Stuart court, and among the first Poet Laureate's in England.

This book uses infographics to present the life, work, and legacy of playwright and poet, William Shakespeare.

An illustrated biography of the renowned playwright and poet with a discussion of his plays.

Presents alphabetized, cross-referenced, illustrated entries on Shakespeare's life and texts, and Renaissance England; and includes time lines, sidebars, definitions in page margins, and other features designed especially for younger readers. This volume covers "Prospero" through "Work.".

Presents alphabetized, cross-referenced, illustrated entries on Shakespeare's life and texts, and Renaissance England; and includes time lines, sidebars, definitions in page margins, and other features designed especially for younger readers. This volume covers "History in Shakespeare's Plays: England" through "Prose Technique.".

Contains twenty-three alphabetically arranged essays that provide biographical and critical information about Elizabethan dramatists and their works; each with a bibliography.

While helping to clean up their local community theater, twelve-year-old Mason and his friend Aubrey suddenly find themselves in 1598 London where a discouraged William Shakespeare has just lost his lease on the Globe and is thinking about quitting writing, and it is up to the children to come up with a plan to recover the theater and convince Shakespeare that the best is yet to come.

Combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal experiences of notable Shakespearian actors to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.