David saint jacques biography of william shakespeare

Ackroyd, Peter.

Shakespeare: The Biography. New York: Nan A. Talese,

A biography that is keen to show a close relationship between the life and the works and that Shakespeare’s art was rooted in his life experience, suggesting that we can read what he wrote autobiographically.

Bate, Jonathan.

Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare.

David saint jacques biography of william shakespeare in 400 words

New York: Random House,

Explores Shakespeare’s life through the Elizabethan philosophy of the seven ages of man, based on Jacques’s speech in As You Like It, providing historical information about 16th-century life for each of the seven stages.

Bevington, David.

Shakespeare and Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press,

A useful resource for those interested in the history of Shakespearean biography, which outlines the issues that have been the