Shakespeare (Great Writers, 2)

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This fascinating introduction to the playwright begins with a description of the world in 1600 -- plague, famine and war -- "yet out of this turbulent world came one of the finest, most highly-respected and best-loved writers of all time". At the forefront of the English Renaissance Shakespeare began his career as a stagehand and then an actor, giving personal readings to Elizabeth I in her private chambers. Many of his plays have been turned into films, and he is still quoted today.

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Haydn Middleton lives in Oxford, England. He specializes in history and biographies for both children and adults, and has lectured at Oxford University. He also wrote What's Their Story: Shakespeare for Oxford University Press.