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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet and playwright. Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's preeminent dramatist. Shakespeare is believed to have produced most of his work between 1586 and 1616, although the exact dates and chronology of the plays attributed to him are often uncertain. He is counted among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both tragedy and comedy, and his plays combine popular appeal with complex ...

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William Shakespeare - Life

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William Shakespeare - Notes

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Shakespeare's reputation In his own time, William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was seen as merely one among many talented playwrights and poets, but ever since the late 17th century he has been considered the supreme playwright, and to a lesser extent poet, of the English language. No other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British (and later the world) stage as Shakespeare. The plays have often been drastically adapted in performance; King Lear, for instance, had a happy ending between 1681 and 1838. During the 18th and 19th cent ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Ariel Shakespeare

Ariel is a fictional sprite who appears in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is bound to serve the magician Prospero, who rescued him from Sycorax, the witch who previously inhabited the island. Ariel, much like Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is given many of the play's most lyrical passages, which are sung by Ariel to befuddle and enchant the other characters. The name, which is a variation of the word "air" from which the spirit comes, is reused in later literature for other sprites, most notably ...

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Shakespeare Anthony Burgess

Shakespeare, a biographical study of William Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess, was published in 1970. Other related archivesAnthony Burgess, William Shakespeare

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Chronology of Shakespeare plays

The precise chronology of Shakespeare's plays as they were first written and performed is difficult to determine, as there is no authoritative record and many of the plays were performed many years before they were published. Pirated editions are the first printed versions of several plays, but many of Shakespeare's works remained unpublished until the First Folio (1623). There is no play mentioned as Shakespeare's by his contemporaries that we do not have, except Cardenio and Love's Labour's Won. Sha ...

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Bell Shakespeare Company

The Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company is a famous Australian theater company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. It is named after Actor and Founder John Bell. Other related archivesAustralian, John Bell, William Shakespeare

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Complete Works of Shakespeare

The Complete Works of Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of Western civilization. It is one of the two books "given" to guests on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, the other being the Bible. In their 2006/7 season the Royal Shakespeare Company comm

Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Anne Hathaway Shakespeare's wife

Anne Hathaway (1556 – August 6, 1623) was the wife of William Shakespeare. Little is known about her. Anne Hathaway Shakespeare's wife - Life. Anne Hathaway is believed to have grown up in Shottery, a small village just to the west of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. A cottage said to be the Hathaway family home is located at Shottery, and is a major tourist attraction for the village. Documentary evidence of the claim's authenticity is, however, lacking. Hathaway married Shakespeare in ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Brownist

The Brownists were followers of Robert Browne who was born at Tolethorpe Hall in Rutland, England in about 1550. Brownist - Origins. There had been early advocates of a congregational form of organization for the Church of England, in the time of Henry VIII. When, on the re-establishment of the Anglican Church, after Mary's reign, it became clear that the English government had other plans, they looked towards setting up a separate church. Brownist - Browne's leadership. ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Ben Jonson

Benjamin Jonson (June 11, 1572 – August 6, 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. He is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare. Ben Jonson - Biography. Ben Jonson - Early life. Although he was born in Westminster, Jonson claimed his family was of Border descent, and ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, spy, freemason and essayist. He was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Albans in 1621; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death. He began his professional life as a lawyer, but he has become best known as a philosophical advocate and defender of the scientific revolution. His works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for scien ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon philosopher

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, spy, freemason and essayist. He was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Albans in 1621; both peerage titles becoming extinct upon his death. He began his professional life as a lawyer, but he has become best known as a philosophical advocate and defender of the scientific revolution. His works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for scien ...

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Shakespeare: Encyclopedia II - William Shakespeare - Bibliography

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