Shakespeare and Biography

Katherine Scheil, Graham Holderness

Berghahn Books, Sep 23, 2020 - Literary Criticism - 140 pages

From Shakespeare’s religion to his wife to his competitors in the world of early modern theatre, biographers have approached the question of the Bard’s life from numerous angles. Shakespeare & Biography offers a fresh look at the biographical questions connected with the famous playwright’s life, through essays and reflections written by prominent international scholars and biographers.

About the author

Graham Holderness is the author of numerous books on literary criticism, theory, and scholarship, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. His most recent works include The Faith of William Shakespeare (Lion Books, 2016), Tales from Shakespeare: Creative Collisions (Cambridge University Press, 2014), Re-writing Jesus: Christ in 20th Century Fiction and Film (Bloomsbury, 2014), and the historical fantasy novel Black and Deep Desires: William Shakespeare, Vampire Hunter (Top Hat Books, 2015).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shakespeare and Biography; Volume 8 of Shakespeare &
• Editors: Katherine Scheil, Graham Holderness
• Publisher: Berghahn Books, 2020
• ISBN: 178920903X, 9781789209037
• Length: 140 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare