Shakespeare: A Life in Drama

By Stanley Wells

Book Overview

Considering the playwright and his work, the author theorizes that Shakespeare's elusive personality is a result of his supremacy as a dramatist--that he submerged his identity in his characters--and assesses evolving meanings of the plays and poems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393315622
• ISBN13: 9780393315622
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very readable & interesting

I'm no Shakespeare scholar, that's for sure, so I admit I was a bit apprehensive when I bought this book, thinking that perhaps it would be an "insider" book with obscure referents and references--you know, the kind that Shakespeare fanatics who write "tho" instead of "though," & tc. This book, though certainly filled with formidable scholarship, is a wonderfully readable book for everyone (or almost everyone!). I loved every page of it (or almost every page).