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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words and some of them are common, some of them are not. (Source.)

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Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616

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  • Cover of: Historical Plays, English and Roman

    First published in 1883 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition readersshakespe01bellgoog
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  • Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies & Poems: Vol. VI

    8 editions in 3 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh07shak Cover of edition smtlichedramat05shak Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp06shak_0 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh709shak Cover of edition oeuvrescomplte1821shak11 Cover of edition cu31924071108645 Cover of edition workswilliamsha63shakgoog
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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakespeare: Volume the Fifth

    First published in 1747 8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition worksofshakespea547shak Cover of edition worksofshakespea05shakiala Cover of edition worksofshakespea05shak_2 Cover of edition worksofshakespea05shak Cover of edition worksofshakespea05shak_0 Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shak_1 Cover of edition completeworksofs05shak
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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fourteen Volumes: Vol. XIV

    First published in 1806 8 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition playspoemsofshak14shak Cover of edition playswithnotesof00shakuoft Cover of edition hamletothello0000will
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  • Cover of: Songs and sonnets.

    First published in 1862 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Hamlet / Le Roi Lear

    First published in 1972 8 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare in Two Volumes: Vol. I

    First published in 1790 8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition dramaticworksofw01shakiala Cover of edition dramaticworksofw00inshak Cover of edition dramaticworkswi01steegoog Cover of edition dramaticworkswi00shakgoog Cover of edition williamshakspea00shakgoog Cover of edition dramaticworkswi02rowegoog Cover of edition shakspearesdram00rowegoog
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  • Cover of: The Taming of a Shrew

    First published in 1886 8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition tamingofshrew15900unknuoft Cover of edition shaksperequartof15shak Cover of edition tamingofshrew15900unknuoft Cover of edition cu31924013325372 Cover of edition cu31924020326090 Cover of edition tamingofshrewbe00boasuoft Cover of edition tamingofshrew0000unse_x3i3
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  • Cover of: Four Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet / Macbeth / Julius Caesar / Hamlet

    First published in 1948 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition fourtragedies0000shak_t4d8
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  • Cover of: The experience of literature: a reader with commentaries

    First published in 1967 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_r5q3 Cover of edition experienceoflite00trilrich Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_b1q1 Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse_y2j9 Cover of edition experienceoflite0000unse
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  • Cover of: THE WISDOM AND GENIUS OF SHAKSPEARE

    First published in 1838 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition wisdomgeniusofsh00pricuoft Cover of edition wisdomgeniusofsh00shakrich Cover of edition wisdomandgenius00pricgoog
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  • Cover of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Volume VIII

    First published in 1899 7 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh18shak Cover of edition completeworksofw07shakuoft
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  • Cover of: Oeuvres complètes de Shakspeare: Tome premier / Tome Deuxieme

    First published in 1800 7 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's will: copied from the original in the Prerogative court, preserving the interlineations, and facsimiles of three autographs of the poet. With a few preliminary observations

    First published in 1851 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cu31924013150788 Cover of edition shakespeareswill0000shak Cover of edition willswilllastwis0000trus
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  • Cover of: Florizel and Perdita

    First published in 1758 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The plays of William Shakespeare: in eight volumes : with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

    First published in 1740 7 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shak_2 Cover of edition worksofshakespea647shak Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shak_0 Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shak Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shak_3 Cover of edition worksofshakespea06shakiala
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespear: Volume the Fourth

    First published in 1740 7 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition worksofshakespea447shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh04shak_0 Cover of edition worksofshakespea04shak_2 Cover of edition worksofshakespea04shak_0 Cover of edition worksofshakespea04shak_3
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  • Cover of: Plays and poems.: With the corrections and illus. by various commentators: comprehending a life of the poet, and an enlarged history of the stage

    First published in 1803 7 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition playspoemsofwill21shak_0 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh21shak Cover of edition playspoemsofwill21shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh21shakuoft Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh19shak Cover of edition shakspeare21shakuoft
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  • Cover of: The tempest, or, The enchanted island: a comedy as it is now acted, by His Majesties Servants

    First published in 1676 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tempestorenchant00shad
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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakespeare: Volume the Ninth

    7 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp09shakiala Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp09shak_1 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh09shakiala Cover of edition playswilliamsha03shakgoog
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Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616
Subjects
Drama, Plays, English literature, Juvenile drama, Fiction, English drama, Children's plays, English Young adult drama, Juvenile literature, Tragedy, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Dramatic production, Vendetta, performing arts, Youth, Man-woman relationships, Conflict of generations, Kings and rulers, English Love stories, Love-Romance-Fiction, Suicide, Love in adolescence, Suspense-Fiction, Shakespeare, Criticism and interpretation
Places
Italy, Great Britain, Verona, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Carthage, Naples, Messina, England, Verona (Italy), Scotland, Rome, Jefferson, London, Venice, Araby, Calcutta, India, Mississippi, Missouri, North Richmond Street, Saint Louis, Surrey, Yoknapatawpha County
People
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Balthasar, Attendants, Messengers, Antonio, Abram, Benvolio, Escalus, Friar Lawrence, Gregory, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Paris, Peter, Romeo Montague, Sampson, Tybalt, Friar John, Hamlet, Bernardo, Captain, Cornelius, English Ambassadors
Time
17th century, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Early modern, 1500-1700, 16th century, 1500-1700, 1600s, Antebellum era, Henry IV, 1399-1413, To 1057, 19th century, 20th century, Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Henry VI, 1422-1461, 1890, Carnival, Richard II, 1377-1399, Richard III, 1483-1485, Civil War, 43-31 B.C., Henry V, 1413-1422, Henry VIII, 1509-1547, 1066-1687, 11th century, 332-30 B.C., Henry, IV, 1399-1413, John, 1199-1216

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January 8, 2024 Edited by jacques2636 Edited without comment.
October 17, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
June 22, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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