Shakespeare (The Illustrated and Updated Edition)

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Harper Collins, Nov 3, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages

Bill Bryson's Shakespeare pairs one of history's most celebrated writers with one of the most popular writers in the English language today. In this elegant, updated, illustrated edition, the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of one of the world's greatest poets are evoked through a series of full-color paintings, drawings, portraits, documents and photographs. Bryson also discusses the recent discoveries of the Cobbe portrait and the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre in Shoreditch.

The centuries of mysteries, half-truths and downright lies about Shakespeare are deftly explored, as Bryson draws a picture that includes many aspects of the poet's life, making sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey down the streets of Shakespeare's time, Bryson brings to life the hubbub of Elizabethan England and delights in details of his folios and quartos, poetry and plays. He celebrates the glory of Shakespeare's language and his ceaseless inventiveness, which gave us hundreds of now indispensable phrases, images and words.

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Contents

CHAPTER TWO 38
39
CHAPTER THREE
67
CHAPTER SIX
153
CHAPTER SEVEN
173
Copyright

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About the author (2009)

Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of At Home, A Walk in the Woods, The Lost Continent, Made in America, The Mother Tongue, and A Short History of Nearly Everything, winner of the Aventis Prize. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Bryson lives in England with his wife and children.

Bibliographic information

TitleShakespeare (The Illustrated and Updated Edition)
AuthorBill Bryson
Editionillustrated
PublisherHarper Collins, 2009
ISBN0061965324, 9780061965326
Length256 pages
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