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Shakespeare,
William (1564-1616)
The supreme English poet and playwright, universally recognized as the world's
greatest and most popular of all dramatists for more then 350 years. On the stage, in the
movies, and on television his plays are watched and enjoyed by vast audiences. People
pleasurably read his plays again and again and students that read his works for the first
time are delighted.
Shakespeare's continued
popularity is due to his plays being filled with action, his characters believable, and
his language thrilling to hear or read; his comedies are full of fun, lively characters,
witty dialogue, joyous and romantic plots. Underlying all this is his deep humanity. Being
a profound student of people, he understood them deeply, having a great tolerance,
sympathy, and love for all, good or evil.
Although the precise date
of many of Shakespeare's plays is in doubt, his dramatic career is generally divided into
four periods: (1) the period up to 1594, (2) the years from 1594 to 1600, (3) the years
from 1600 to 1608, and (4) the period after 1608.
Chronology (approximate
date that it was written) of Shakespeare's plays:
Related
videos:
Biography:
William Shakespeare - Life of Drama.
Famous Authors
Series - William Shakespeare.
Master Poets
Collection: William Shakespeare - A Poet For All Time.
William
Shakespeare: His Life and Times.
William
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
Related
books:
A Dictionary of
Quotations from Shakespeare: A Topical Guide to over 3,000 Great Passages from the Plays,
Sonnets, and Narrative Poems.
A Dictionary of
Shakespeare's Sexual Puns and Their Significance.
A Dictionary of
Who, What, and Where in Shakespeare: A Comprehensive Guide to Shakespeare's Plays,
Characters, and Contemporaries.
Coined by
Shakespeare: Words and Meanings First Used by the Bard.
Shakespeare's
Bawdy.
The Cambridge
Companion to Shakespeare Studies.
The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare.
Click
here for more related
books.
Further
info:
The Bard Sanctuary.
The Folger Shakespeare Library.
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