dramatists, english

Presents ideas and quotations from the writings of sixteenth-century playwright William Shakespeare, grouped by topic in over forty categories, including age, beauty, dreams, grief, honor, marriage, and reason.

Describes the lives and times of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and William Shakespeare.

Chronicles the life of renowned playwright and poet William Shakespeare, discussing his world, his work, and his legacy.

A compilation of essays about the life and works of William Shakespeare written by the late scholar and poet John Berryman, winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize.

An illustrated biography of the great Elizabethan playwright and poet, set against the background of the historic time in which he lived.

Lists 200 major dramatists writing since the Old English period.

Presents a wide range of essays on the life, plays, and poetry of sixteenth-century English playwright William Shakespeare; highlights more than fifty famous quotations from his plays; and includes alphabetical, categorical, and chronological lists of his works.

Examines how, in the two hundred years following his death in 1616, the works of William Shakespeare became the most influential writings of English literature.