Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. Zusammenfassung John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare! published between 1921 and 1966! became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series! long since out-of-print! is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction! main text! and substantial notes and glossary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The stage-history; To the reader; The Tragedy of Richard the Third; The Copy for Richard III, 1597 and 1623; Notes; Glossary.

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New Shakespeare, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

Zusammenfassung
John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

Inhalt

Introduction; The stage-history; To the reader; The Tragedy of Richard the Third; The Copy for Richard III, 1597 and 1623; Notes; Glossary.