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early modern, 1500-1700

The young person's guide to Shakespeare

with performances on CD by the Royal Shakespeare Company
1999
Provides information about William Shakespeare's family life and work as a playwright and actor, summaries of his works, and details and challenges of staging Shakespearean productions. Includes a CD with performances from selected Shakespearean plays and sonnets by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company.

Shakespeare

his work & his world
2001
A biography of the Bard written especially for children. It profiles the life and times of Shakespeare, peppered with quotes from plays he wrote, and includes short synopses of the more famous ones.

Bard of Avon

the story of William Shakespeare
1992
A brief biography of the world's most famous playwright, using only historically correct information.

William Shakespeare

playwright and poet
2005
Presents a biography of English writer William Shakespeare, from his childhood in Stratford, to his writing of nearly 40 plays--comedies, tragedies, and histories--and places his body of work in the context of the Renaissance.

William Shakespeare

England's greatest playwright and poet
2005
Presents a brief biography of English playwright William Shakespeare, from his early childhood, to the establishment of the first modern theater, to his final years, and examines his plays and poems and their impact on the literary canon.

Shakespeare's imagery and what it tells us

1990
A study of the imagery of Shakespeare's plays. Also contrasts Shakespeare with other dramatists of his time, including Marlowe, Bacon, Ben Johnson, and Dekker.

Shakespeare's life

2012
A biography of William Shakespeare, discussing his early years in Stratford, marriage to Anne Hathaway, rise in fame, death of his nine-year-old son, his work, and his retirement from the theater.

Shakespeare

man of the theater
1999
Presents the life of William Shakespeare, describing his early years, his development as a poet and playwright, and the historical context in which he lived and worked.

Shakespeare

a life
2000
The life and times of a professional actor, businessman, and playwright who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and whose plays are still performed and valued for their insights into human nature.

Shakespeare, the Globe & the world

1979
Examines Shakespeare's life and works, discusses the times in which he lived and his continuing influence on the cultural life of the world, and presents numerous illustrations based on the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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