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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
We thought it was time we offered our pick of the best books about William Shakespeare: the best introductions to his life and his work. The following is not designed to be an exhaustive list, but many of these books were written by leading Shakespeare scholars and each contains something which every fan of the Bard should know.
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Jonathan Bate, The Genius of Shakespeare.
This book, published in , examines the legacy of Shakespeare&#;s work, the way it has inspired others (from Romantic poets and novelists to twentieth-century postcolonial theorists), and how Shakespeare&#;s writing is constantly reinvented and recast by each new generation.
It&#;s a hugely readable book, since Bate is happy to speculate &#; drawing on what evidence is available &#; as to many of the great mysteries of Shakespeare&#;s life and work, such as the identity of the &#;Mr W. H.&#; to whom the printing of the Sonnets was dedicated.
It has been called &#;the best modern book on Shakespeare&#; (by RSC founder Sir Peter Hall) and is essential readi
William Shakespeare (). English poet and playwright &#; Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and sonnets.
Short bio of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April
His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner. Relatively prosperous, it is likely the family paid for Williams education, although there is no evidence he attended university.
In William, aged only 18, married an older woman named Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet. Their only son Hamnet died aged just
After his marriage, information about the life of Shakespeare is sketchy, but it seems he spent most of his time in London &#; writing and acting in his plays.
Due to some well-timed investments, Shakespeare was able to secure a firm financial background, leaving time for writing and acting. The best of these investments was buying some real estate near Stratford in , which soon doubled in value.
It seemed Shakespeare didn’t mind being absent from his family &#; he only returned home during Lent when all the the
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