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Explore the life of history's most famous playwright--from his Elizabethan world to the stories that inspired him

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chrisp, Peter (Author)
Corporate Author: Dorling Kindersley, Inc
Other Authors: Teague, Steve (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : DK Publishing, 2015.
Edition:American edition.
Series:DK eyewitness books.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Juvenile literature.
Dramatists, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Table of Contents:
  • The early years
  • Going to school
  • Religious conflict
  • A country childhood
  • Country fun
  • The lost years
  • Up to London
  • London shows
  • Queen Elizabeth I's court
  • The playwrights
  • England at war
  • Plague and poetry
  • Enemies and protectors
  • The players
  • Building the Globe
  • Staging a play
  • Music and dance
  • Clothes and costumes
  • The boy player
  • The audience
  • Shakespeare's comedies
  • The King's men
  • The famous tragedies
  • The Roman plays
  • The romances
  • Sun and stars
  • Return to Stratford
  • Printed plays
  • Shakespeare's legacy
  • Did you know?
  • Who's who?