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William Shakespeare

20 April 1564 - 23 April 1616

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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  • Cover of: The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: Vol. XVII

    First published in 1803 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition dramaticworksnow17dekkuoft Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh10shak_0 Cover of edition playspoemsofwill17shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh12shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh12shakiala
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  • Cover of: Hamlet

    First published in 1986 8 editions
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  • Cover of: A Supplement to the Plays of William Shakspeare: Comprising the Seven Dramas, which Have Been ...

    First published in 1848 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition supplementplays00shakiala Cover of edition cu31924013144203 Cover of edition supplementtoplay00shak Cover of edition supplementtoplay00simmuoft Cover of edition asupplementtopl00shakgoog
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: In Twelve Volumes: Vol. XI.

    First published in 1881 8 editions in 5 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition hamletromeoyjuli0000shak
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  • Cover of: The complete works of William Shakespeare: with a life of the poet, explanatory foot-notes, critical notes, and a glossarial index

    First published in 1803 8 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924071108470 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh14shakiala Cover of edition completeworksofw09shakuoft Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh14shak Cover of edition completeworkswi09unkngoog
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  • Cover of: Dictionary of Shakespearian quotations.

    8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofshak02shak Cover of edition dictionaryofshak01shak Cover of edition dictionaryofshak00shakiala Cover of edition dictionaryofshak00shak Cover of edition dictionaryshake00shakgoog Cover of edition dictionaryshake00dolbgoog Cover of edition shakespeariandi00dolbgoog
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's Principal Plays

    First published in 1914 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Windsor Shakespeare

    First published in 1900 8 editions in 1 language
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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: The works: gathered into one volume.

    First published in 1947 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The complete works of Shakspere, revised from the original editions: with historical introductions, notes explanatory and critical, and a life of the poet.

    First published in 1850 8 editions in 1 language
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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 works of Shakespeare

    First published in 1800 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Shakespeare songs: being a complete collection of the songs written by or attributed to William Shakespeare.

    First published in 1929 8 editions in 1 language
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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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Subjects
Drama, English literature, Plays, Juvenile drama, English drama, Fiction, Children's plays, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English Young adult drama, Tragedy, Juvenile literature, Vendetta, Kings and rulers, Dramatic production, Youth, performing arts, Man-woman relationships, Conflict of generations, Suicide, English Love stories, Love-Romance-Fiction, Love in adolescence, Suspense-Fiction, Princes, Revenge
Places
Italy, Great Britain, Verona, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Carthage, Naples, Messina, Israel, England, Rome, Verona (Italy), Scotland, Venice, Jefferson, Athens (Greece), Illyria, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Araby, London, Missouri, North Richmond Street, Saint Louis
People
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Balthasar, Attendants, Messengers, Antonio, Juliet Capulet, Romeo Montague, Abram, Benvolio, Escalus, Friar Lawrence, Gregory, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Paris, Peter, Sampson, Tybalt, Friar John, Hamlet, Bernardo, Captain, Cornelius, English Ambassadors
Time
Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, 16th century, 19th century, Antebellum era, 1600s, 20th century, Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Henry IV, 1399-1413, To 1057, 1500-1700, Henry VI, 1422-1461, Carnival, Civil War, 43-31 B.C., 1066-1687, 1890, 332-30 B.C., Henry V, 1413-1422, Henry VIII, 1509-1547, Richard II, 1377-1399, Richard III, 1483-1485, Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D., 11th century, 1625-1800

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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.
March 14, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import