William Shakespeare (Magill’s Choice: Shakespeare)
At a glance:
- Author: A. L. Rowse
- First Published: 1963
- Time of Work: 1564–1616
- Setting: Warwickshire, Stratford, and London, England
- Principal Characters: William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, Robert Devereux, Henry Wriothsley, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, John Lyly, Ben Jonson, Richard Burbage
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Authors or writers, Poetry or poets, Writing, London, Sixteenth century, Drama or dramatists, Theaters, Biography, Shakespeare, William, or Shakespearean plays
- Locales: England
Form and Content
In William Shakespeare: A Biography, A. L. Rowse has written a lively and detailed account of the life of the dramatist and poet William Shakespeare in his familiar settings of Warwickshire, Stratford, and London. His story is told within the context of Shakespeare’s relationships with family members, friends, and fellow actors and playwrights, as well as within a larger frame of theater history, contemporary events, and political issues.
The book opens with descriptions of the countryside, history, and citizenry of Warwickshire; it then...
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