Shakespeare: the world as stage
(Book)
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 supposition arranged around scant facts. With his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, and, emulating the style of his travelogues, records episodes in his own research. He celebrates Shakespeare as a writer of unimaginable talent and enormous inventiveness, a coiner of phrases ("vanish into thin air," "foregone conclusion," "one fell swoop") that even today have common currency. His Shakespeare is like no one else's--the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and an unrivaled gift for storytelling.--From publisher description.
Notes
Bryson, B. (20082007). Shakespeare: the world as stage. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York, Atlas Books/Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill. 20082007. Shakespeare: The World As Stage. New York, Atlas Books/Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill, Shakespeare: The World As Stage. New York, Atlas Books/Harper Perennial, 20082007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bryson, Bill. Shakespeare: The World As Stage. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York, Atlas Books/Harper Perennial, 20082007.
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