Its the end of shakespeares birthday week, but the playwright has provided. This year sees the 400th anniversary of william shakespeares death on 23 april 1616. Homer told of adventure and men at war, sophocles and tolstoy told of tragedies and of people in trouble. Although he was undoubtedly a genius, he was also a product of his time. William shakespeare was an english poet, playwright and actor of the renaissance era. William shakespeare 15641616, considered the greatest englishspeaking writer in history and englands national poet, has had more theatrical works performed than any other playwright. Top 10 best books of shakespeare william shakespeare famous. He was an important member of the kings men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. 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. There are a huge number of publications celebrating.
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. Macbeth, hands down, should be number one as it is the best of shakespeare s works at least in my opinion. William shakespeare books list of books by author william. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, hamlet by william shakespeare, macbeth by william shakespeare, a midsummer nights. This weekend marks the 400th anniversary of the death of william shakespeare.
Greenblatt s book from 2004 forms a valuable companion to bates two books, especially soul of the age. William shakespeare was the most remarkable storyteller that the world has ever known. Like many of the plays, edward wilsonlees shakespeare in swahililand william collins. Top 10 novels inspired by shakespeare books the guardian. Hamlet by william shakespeare, macbeth by william shakespeare, romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. The best books about shakespeare interesting literature. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Revisiting that books that likely influenced william. It took a couple of hours to actually register the whole experience. Shakespeare died on april 23 in 1616 at the age of 52 a relatively old. Awed by the whole experience and as a tribute to the legend here is an article that includes important works of shakespeare and their impact on literature.
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