Shakespeare

图书信息

作者	Bill Bryson
出版社	William Collins
ISBN	9780007368969
出版时间	2012-04-23
字数	26.9万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces. As he leads us through the crowded streets of Elizabethan England, he brings to life the places and characters that inspired Shakespeare’s work. Along the way he delights in the inventiveness of Shakespeare’s language, which has given us so many of the indispensable words and phrases we use today, and celebrates the Bard’s legacy to our literature, culture and history. Drawing together information from a vast array of sources, this is a masterful account of the life and works of William Shakespeare, one of the most famous and most enigmatic people ever to have lived – not to mention a classic piece of Bill Bryson.

目录

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Dedication

Foreword

Chapter One: In Search of William Shakespeare

Chapter Two: The Early Years, 1564–1585

Chapter Three: The Lost Years, 1585–1592

Chapter Four: In London

Chapter Five: The Plays

Chapter Six: Years of Fame, 1596–1603

Chapter Seven: The Reign of King James, 1603–1616

Chapter Eight: Death

Chapter Nine: Claimants

Select Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Praise

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About the Publisher