The Life of William Shakespeare

<i>The</i> <i>Life of William Shakespeare</i> is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare’s life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. <ul> <li> <div>Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer</div> </li> <li> <div>Pays particular attention to Shakespeare’s theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing</div> </li> <li> <div>Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory</div> </li> <li> <div>Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare’s life and works</div> </li> </ul>