William shakespeare was born to john shakespeare and mary arden. William shakespeare books list of books by author william. An overview of shakespeare s life from the folger shakespeare library, including his birth and childhood in stratforduponavon, his marriage to anne hathaway and their children, his work in the london theaters, and his final years before his death in 1616. William shakespeare shadow dream substance very this life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow. Jun 09, 2018 william shakespeare biography william shakespeare was an english playwright, poet, and actor, born in stratford on avon, in warwickshire, england in 1564. However, within a few years of his death, shakespeares friends and admirers began to lay the groundwork for his literary immortality. William shakespeare short stories and classic literature.
He is often called englands national poet and the bard of avon or simply the bard. Chris wilson is the director of data journalism at. No writers living reputation can compare to that of shakespeare, whose notable plays included the tragedies romeo and juliet, hamlet, king lear, macbeth, and othello. In november 1582, 18yearold william wed anne hathaway, a farmers daughter eight years his senior. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the elizabethan and jacobean ages of british theatre. Shortly after their marriage they had a daughter, susanna. William shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon in warwickshire and was baptised a few days later on 26 april 1564. He was the oldest of eight children and he lived in a wealthy family. And that the youngest readers may not stumble in pronouncing any unfamiliar names to be met with in the stories, the editor has prepared and. He was an important member of the kings men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Born in stratforduponavon in 16 th century england, william shakespeare was a creative enigma right from his early days. Sep 02, 2019 the first english novel is generally accepted to be robinson crusoe by daniel defoe, in 1719, more than a hundred years after shakespeares final play. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
William shakespeare stratford upon avon, 26 april 1564 stratford upon avon, 23 april 1616third of the eight children of john shakespeare, a rich local merchant and politician, and mary arden, whose family had experienced religious persecution as a result of their catholic confession, little is known of william shakespeare s childhood and adolescence. Beautiful stories from shakespeare is a book by the british author edith nesbit. Though his actual date of birth is not known, it is traditionally observed on april 23, 1564. His father, john shakespeare, was a glove maker and wool merchant and his.
Among his 10 history plays are henry v and richard iii. The william shakespeare page at american literature, featuring a biography and free library of the authors novels, stories, poems, letters, and texts. Oct 23, 2017 shakespeare how did this guy stamp his mark on the whole world. Shakespeare is perhaps most famous for romeo and juliet, the classic story of two starcrossed lovers. William shakespeare 15641616, considered the greatest englishspeaking writer in history and englands national poet, has had more theatrical works performed than any other playwright. William shakespeare was an english poet, playwright and actor of the renaissance era.
William shakespeare scarcely needs an introduction. With little information known about his education aside from hearsay or the often inaccurate opinions of his peers, many believe that he spent his educational years having fun on his own, or possibly poaching the prized animals of others in his small country town. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 april see when was shakespeare born, which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616. He also wrote two long narrative poems, which were published in the 1590s, and a few other verses.
Born in 1564, he was an english playwright, poet, actor, favorite dramatist of queens and kings, inventor of words, master of drama, and arguably the most famous writer of all time. She included a brief shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a list of famous quotations. Watch this story, one of our shakespeare lives videos, and find out. Rowling, william shakespeare, stephen king, charles dickens and ilkka remes. Shakespeare was baptized on april 26, 1564, in the church of the holy trinity.
In our modern history of tragic theatre, macbeth has no equal. Shakespeare married an older woman who was three months pregnant at the time. William shakespeare, english dramatist, poet, and actor considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Robinson crusoe set the style and standard for novels which followed, which were prose romances. His 17 comedies include the merchant of venice and much ado about nothing. Shakespeares work includes 154 sonnets and 38 plays.
Beautiful stories from shakespeare literawiki fandom. His many works are about life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic and mystery. Beautiful stories from shakespeare is a 1907 collection published by e. Apr 23, 2016 william shakespeare, was an english poet, playwright, and actor from stratforduponavon england.
In 1623 john heminge and henry condell assembled his plays into a single largeformat edition. Although this famous personality was regarded as one of the chief dramatists during this time, william shakespeare went on to be better acknowledged as the leading poet of all ages. He is widely known for writing the famous play romeo and juliet and thats not even his best work. Thanks in large part to the bard of avons ability to. He wrote sonnets throughout his career for a private readership. Death william retired to his home in stratford and died on his fiftysecond birthday. William shakespeare was a renowned english poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in stratforduponavon. He wrote plays over 400 years ago, but people still go to theatres to see them performed. Aug 20, 2019 william shakespeare was an english poet, playwright and actor of the renaissance era. William shakespeare 1564 1616 is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language.
Works of shakespeare 10 famous works of the best artists. Macbeth, hands down, should be number one as it is the best of shakespeare s works at least in my opinion. Keeping his acting career alive, he continued to pursue his dreams to become a poet. William shakespeare biography childhood, life achievements. Biography of willaim urdu biography series by pakistan ka podcast subscribe to pakistan ka podcast for more. As per church records, he was baptized on april 26, 1564. Nesbit with the intention of entertaining young readers and telling william shakespeare s plays in a way they could be easily understood. Take a quick look at our colourful biography about this great playwright. Apr 19, 2020 william shakespeare, english dramatist, poet, and actor considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
Shakespeare, in a form so simple that children can understand and enjoy them, was the object had in view by the author of these beautiful stories from shakespeare. The greatest writer the true story of william shakespeare historical biographies of famous people kindle edition by kennedy, alexander. The actors in shakespeare s company included the famous richard burbage, william kempe, henry condell and john heminges. His father william was a successful local businessman, and his mother mary was the daughter of a landowner. The couple married in 1582 when she was 26 and he was 18. I have read 5 of the works listed as i am only in high school and havent had the vocabulary or analysis skills to read more earlier. His most famous poem of the time was venus and adonis. He was the third child and the eldest son of the couple who had eight offspring. Many people believe william shakespeare is the best british writer of all time. Although they were written more than 400 years ago, the words of william shakespeare remain timeless. The sweet whispers shared by young tudor lovers throughout the realm were often referred to. Apr 21, 2016 william shakespeare as engraved by samuel cousins, after a painting attributed to joseph taylor.
Write and tell us about a famous writer from your country. We know this edition as the first folio, one of the most famous texts in english literature. Burbage played the leading role in the first performances of many of shakespeare s plays, including richard iii, hamlet, othello, and king lear. Top 10 shakespearean stories in modern fiction books the. Relatively prosperous, it is likely the family paid for williams education, although there is no evidence he attended university. William shakespeare is an english writer, poet and dramatist. Shakespeare how did this guy stamp his mark on the whole world. Short biography william shakespeare biography online. Another 18thcentury story has shakespeare starting his theatrical career.
The life of william shakespeare william shakespeare was known as the great bard of stratford because he was a famous poet and playwright. William shakespeare learnenglish kids british council. William shakespeare wrote his first few poems during this time. Though he is most renowned for his plays, shakespeare s poetry also remains to be popular. William shakespeare was born in stratforduponavon on 23rd april 1564. A book of 154 of shakespeare s sonnets was published in 1609. Jun 27, 2019 what are shakespeares most famous quotes. William shakespeare story bio, facts, networth, family.
Shakespeare died a nobody, and then got famous by accident. No one like him to deepen and humanize more the characters and plays that make up one of the greatest. She included a brief shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a list of famous quotations, arranged by subject. Most people accept he was born in 1564, on april 23rd, which is also saint georges day. Theres something tectonic about shakespeares work that. See all books authored by william shakespeare, including the tragicall.