Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Loved the cover of the paperback and the title, of course. While generally classified as a history, as grouped in the first folio, the play is sometimes called a tragedy as in the first quarto. The primary goal of this new fivevolume set is to make shakespeares poems and plays accessible and appealing to high school and college students. Samuel schoenbaum 6 march 1927 27 march 1996 was a leading 20th century. William shakespeare a compact documentary life by s. Making the resources of the worlds greatest shakespeare collections more accessible to all readers, this updated. Life early life william shakespeare was the son of john shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from snitterfield, and mary arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. Hathaway was from shottery, a small village a mile west of stratford. Though little is known about william shakespeares personal life, his works such as hamlet, romeo and juliet, and king lear, have influenced literature and theater for over 400 years. Wasnt quite sure whether i would get on with it at first the language was challenging, and since i read at night for relaxation, i nearly gave up. Hamnet shakespeare baptised 2 february 1585 buried 11 august 1596 was the only son of william shakespeare and anne hathaway. William shakespeares life april 23, 1564 shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon, england to mary and john shakespeare.
A compact documentary life, revised 9780195051612 by samuel schoenbaum. The facts on file companion to shakespeare, 5volume set. At one point in his career he was a trustee of the folger shakespeare library. The shakespeare documents are the key archival sources for understanding william shakespeares life. Covering 400 years of shakespeare scholarship, schoenbaums now classic william. This is one of those facts about shakespeares career usually taken quietly for granted. William shakespeare 15641616 was born and brought up in. Without any doubt he is the greatest writer in the english language. The master bedroom of the house now presented as shakespeares birthplace was upstairs, overlooking the street the same room that people have been visiting. A compact documentary life oxford paperbacks 2 by s. Works the complete works of william shakespeare 37 plays, 160 sonnets and 5 poetry books with active table of contents the complete works of william shakespeare knickerbocker classics the actually complete works of william shakespeare the complete works and apocrypha of william shakespeare.
Professor and author james shapiro talks about a year in the life of william shakespeare. A compact documentary life oxford paperbacks 2 by schoenbaum, s. It picks up the story from henry vi, part 3 and concludes the. William shakespeare a compact documentary reading free. State ed the complete works of william shakespeare. Whats more there are as few facts as ever to go on, and by the very nature of history, its unlikely that any new and dramatic evidence regarding the life and times of william shakespeare. This compact edition features the full text, as well as 50 of the documents reproduced in smaller format. This book brings the news, intrigue and flavour pdf of the times together with wonderful detail about how shakespeare worked as an actor, businessman, and playwright, to create an exceptionally immediate and gripping account of an inspiring moment in history. William shakespeare a compact documentary pdf downloads. Document format pdf is a file format used to present and exchange.
Not only thoroughly documented, it has fold out copies of the documents. This phrase is used under the title of every work included in the file. Covering over 400 years of scholarship, schoenbaums a documentary life follows the original sources that provide insight into various facets of the bards life. A documentary life received high acclaim from critics and scholars. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. These unique handwritten documents, dating from within shakespeares lifetime, name him and provide an evidential basis for understanding the narrative of his life and how this inspired and influenced his creative works. Watching this play is perhaps similar to flipping channels on a saturday nightone minute its a melodrama, the. There is no record of shakespeare attending any schools, but it is probable.
Shakespeares baptismal entry tells us that he is gulielmus filius johannes shakespeare. The website via article, william shakespeare was also used in creating this essay. William shakespeare was the son of john shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover glovemaker originally from snitterfield, and mary arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. The facts on file companion to shakespeare is the largest and most comprehensive students guide to shakespeare ever published. Seven years after his death some of his friends published the first collection of his. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them.
He doesnt go in for theorizing and supposition and he gives the lie to antishakespeareans who insist that there is no written records concerning shakespeares life. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. Download the complete works of william shakespeare by william shakespeare pdf book download pdf ebook. The secret life of william shakespeare by jude morgan. It also contains a factual and lucid account of shakespeares life which, although lacking in new informa. The book provides a look into the daily life of the playwright during a time of personal upheaval. Covering 400 years of shakespeare scholarship, schoenbaums. He was born in stratforduponavon, where he was baptised on 26 april 1564. The complete works of william shakespeare, downloadable for free as fully formatted adobe pdf files.
His father was a prosperous glovemaker and member of the town council. At 18, he married anne hathaway, who was 26, and six months after the marriage anne gave birth to a daughter, susanna. John sanders also dabbled in oils and did odd bits of. Hamnet shakespeare simple english wikipedia, the free. William shakespeare is the name which needs no introduction in the literary world. Few records of shakespeares private life survive, and there has been. Married life william shakespeare married anne hathaway on november 28, 1582, in worcester, in canterbury province. The third of eight children, he was the eldest son of john shakespeare, a locally prominent merchant, and mary arden, daughter of a roman. It is valuable first for the extensiveness and photographic sharpness of its documents presented in facsimile. His date of birth is unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 april, saint georges day. Heres a handout with questions to answer with your students as you watch the video. Produced by world library, the file doesnt consist a table of content, but here is a quick tip on how to quickly move to the next book in a file. A compact documentary life, samuel schoenbaum, oxford university press, 1987, 0195051610, 9780195051612, 384 pages.
William shakespeare is also eminent playwright, poet and actor. The life and death of king john, a history play by william shakespeare, dramatises the reign of john, king of england ruled 11991216, son of henry ii of england and eleanor of aquitaine and father of henry iii of england. Simply use the search box and type by william shakespeare by william is enough. The play is an unflattering depiction of the short reign of richard iii of england. He spent the last part of his life in stratford, and was buried in holy trinity church. William shakespeare in 1610 he retired from the theatre. He was the first son and the first surviving child in the family. He died in 1616, near his birthday, april 23rd, at the age of 52. Download this content share this content add this content to favorites go to next content.
The two books, a life of william shakespeare, written by sir sidney lee, and the complete works of william shakespeare, volume twenty, written by william himself, were used to summarize his life and works. William was 18 and anne was 26, and, as it turns out, pregnant. Six of these films are fun, simplified summaries of shakespeares most popular plays, while the seventh this one is a short animation of. It is believed to have been written in the mid1590s but was not published until it appeared in the first folio in 1623. Richard iii is a history play by william shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. A compact documentary life not available on amazon. William shakespeare 15641616 was born and brought up in stratforduponavon. The complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford. The life and death of king john by william shakespeare on. The 1916 oxford university press edition of all of shakespeares plays and poems. His exact date of birth is not knownthe baptismal record was dated 26 april 1564but has been traditionally taken to be 23 april 1564, which is also the feast day of saint george, the patron saint of england.
English early modern, 15001700 biography shakespeare, william biography shakespeare. William shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of stratforduponavon, warwickshire. Hamlet iii biography william shakespeare, a british poet and playwright, is. Part of a series of seven short animated shakespeare films aimed at 6 11 year olds who are learning english as a second language and available on the british councils learnenglish kids. Covering 400 years of shakespeare scholarship, schoenbaums now classic william shakespeare. There are several ideas about a possible relationship between hamnet and his fathers play hamlet. A documentary life is a book to be cherished and read by all shakespeareans. The complete works of william shakespeare by william.
They provide glimpses into shakespeares personal life, his. Check here and also read some short description about the complete works of william shakespeare by william shakespeare pdf book download. A classic and seminal work on the life of william shakespeare. This video has been taken off of youtube due to infringement. Because of the large size of this file the book has been split into 2 parts. Other ideas state there is a relationship between hamnets death and the. Few records of shakespeares private life survive and this has given rise to considerable speculation. Files may also be read online if you have free adobe reader 5. The full text of schoenbaums documentary life of the bard incorporates new material. It is all here in pure text formatted as a single pdffile 3. A documentary about the life of william shakespeare.
It was published on the 300th anniversary of shakespeares death in 1616. Pdf on feb 24, 2019, richard m waugaman and others published a selective. The shakespeare documents, a documentary trail of the. Their first child, a daughter they named susanna, was.