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The Internet Shakespeare Editions provides an extensive section on his life and times. The Shakespeare Resource Center Archived 20 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine A directory of Web resources for online Shakespearean study. Includes a Shakespeare biography, works timeline, play synopses, and language resources.
Shakespeare's England. An Account of the Life and Manners of his Age (2 vol. 1916); essays by experts on social history and customs vol 1 online; Singman, Jeffrey L. Daily Life in Elizabethan England (1995) Strong, Roy: The Cult of Elizabeth (The Harvill Press, 1999). ISBN 0-7126-6493-9
All is True or The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight: Shakespeare and (?) John Fletcher: written c. 1613; published 1623 Sir Thomas More: Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Heywood, Thomas Dekker, Shakespeare: written 1590s The True Chronicle Historie of the Life and Death of Thomas Lord Cromwell [91] Wentworth Smith ...
The common belief in Elizabethan England was that motherhood before 16 was dangerous; popular manuals of health, as well as observations of married life, led Elizabethans to believe that early marriage and its consummation permanently damaged a young woman's health, impaired a young man's physical and mental development, and produced sickly or ...
Ira Aldridge 1807–1867. The Great Shakespearean Tragedian on the Bicentennial Anniversary of His Birth. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. ISBN 9783631577349. OCLC 435633062. Lindfors, Bernth. "Aldridge in Europe". Shakespeare in American Life. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. – Folger Shakespeare Library's public radio documentary
William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] 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.
Robert McCrum: "To hold a mirror up to his nature", The Observer, June 5, 2005 (review of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare). Authors: 'A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare', NPR radio program Talk of the Nation, October 18, 2005 (audio stream file and excerpt from the first chapter). "An Interview with James Shapiro", The ...
The Chandos portrait, believed to be Shakespeare, held in the National Portrait Gallery, London. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century.