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He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was baptised on 26 April 1564. His date of birth is unknown but is traditionally observed on 23 April, Saint George's Day . [ 1 ] This date, which can be traced to William Oldys and George Steevens , has proved appealing to biographers because Shakespeare died on the same date in 1616.
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.
The Bard; The Bard of Avon; Swan of Avon; Bard of Avon. Description: English playwright: Date of birth/death: April 1564 : 23 April 1616 (in Julian calendar)
The title character of "Judith" is Shakespeare's sister, who poses as the Bard of Avon's brother to try to save his reputation. ... Bard company. Asked if she saw them as two like-minded works to ...
The Beard of Avon is a play by Amy Freed, originally commissioned and produced by South Coast Repertory in 2001. It is a farcical treatment of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, in which both Shakespeare and his wife become involved, in different ways, with secret playwright Edward de Vere and find themselves helping to present the works of several other secretive authors under ...
One who idolizes Shakespeare is known as a bardolator. The term bardolatry, derived from Shakespeare's sobriquet "the Bard of Avon" and the Greek word latria "worship" (as in idolatry, worship of idols), was coined by George Bernard Shaw in the preface to his collection Three Plays for Puritans published in 1901.
A bard is a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish, and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers. For its wider definition including similar roles in other societies, see List of oral repositories .
The Bard; The Bard of Avon; Swan of Avon; Bard of Avon. Description: English playwright: Date of birth/death: April 1564 : 23 April 1616 (in Julian calendar)