William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 see § Early life below. He was baptised 26 April.}} April 1564 – 23 April 1616)}} was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them ''Hamlet'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Othello'', ''King Lear'', and ''Macbeth'', all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminges and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time". Provided by Wikipedia
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1787
Published 1787
printed for the proprietors, and sold by Rachael Randall, No. 116, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street; and all booksellers in England, Scotland, and Ireland
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1787
Published 1787
printed for the proprietors, and sold by Rachael Randall, No. 116, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street; and all booksellers in England, Scotland, and Ireland
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1787
Published 1787
printed for the proprietors, and sold by Rachael Randall, No. 116, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street; and all booksellers in England, Scotland, and Ireland
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1790
Published 1790
printed for R. Butters, No. 79, Fleet-Street; and sold by all booksellers in town and country
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1790
Published 1790
[printed for R. Butters, No. 79, Fleet street; and sold by all [the booksellers in town and country]
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1725
Published 1725
printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-Street, and for George Ewing at the Angel and Bible in Dames-Street
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1785
Published 1785
printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British-Library, Strand
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1785
Published 1785
printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British-Library, Strand
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1785
Published 1785
printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British-Library, Strand
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1788
Published 1788
printed for, and under the direction of, John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1734
Published 1734
printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1750
Published 1750
printed for J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, C. Hitch, and the rest of the proprietors
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1750
Published 1750
printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street: MDCCL. Sold by G. Walsh, 19, Wood-Quay
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1731
Published 1731
printed by S. Powell, for Thomas Moore, Bookseller, at the Corner of Dirty - Lane in Dame-Street
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1796
Published 1796
printed for, and under the direction of, George Cawthorn, British Library, Strand
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1734
Published 1734
printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster
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by Shakespeare, William
Published 1735
Published 1735
printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors; and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster