early modern, 1500-1700

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.

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.

Presents a comprehensive biography of sixteenth-century British poet, John Donne, following his life through the religious conflict in England, his break with his family, and rise to assume the post of Dean of St. Paul's in London.

Provides reference information on the life and work of William Shakespeare, featuring a brief biography of the playwright, commentaries on each of his known works, an alphabetical listing of related places, terms, works, documents, references, and people, and a time line, quotations, and a reading list.

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. Covers "Acting Companies, Elizabethan" through "History in Shakespeare's Plays.".