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Shakespeare - by Bill Bryson (Paperback)

Shakespeare - by  Bill Bryson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Reissued with a new introduction 2016"--Title page verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Bill Bryson's bestselling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship--updated with a new introduction by the author to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death</p><p>William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. His Shakespeare is like no one else's--the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for storytelling unrivaled in our time.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"Bill Bryson has yet to disappoint. . . . This examination is likely to stick with you because of Bryson's humor, deep love of language, and clear fondness for his subject."-<em>Boston Globe</em></p><p>William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. His Shakespeare is like no one else's---the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for storytelling unrivaled in our time.</p><p>"A telling glance at one of history's most unknowable figures."-<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>Eminent Lives</p><p>Succinct, essayistic, and enlivened by a strong point of view, the Eminent Lives series joins a distinguished literary tradition---great writers on great figures, short biographies perfect for an age short on time.</p>

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