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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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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616

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  • Cover of: The Works of Mr. William Shakespear: Volume the Fourth

    First published in 1709 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition worksofmrwilliam04shak Cover of edition McGillLibrary-rbsc_shakespear_PR2752R81709_v4-20531
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  • Cover of: The Works of Mr. William Shakespear: Volume the Fifth

    First published in 1709 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition worksofmrwilliam05shak Cover of edition McGillLibrary-rbsc_shakespear_PR2752R81709_v5-20532
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    First published in 1987 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The prince's choice: a personal selection from Shakespeare

    First published in 1995 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Speak the speech: the Shakespeare quotation book

    First published in 1994 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2005 3 editions — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere: Comedies-Vol. II

    First published in 1846 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition pictorialedition02shakuoft Cover of edition standardeditiono03shak
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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakespeare: Volume the Fifteenth

    First published in 1803 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh15shak Cover of edition shakespeare015shakuoft
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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakspeare: Volume the Eighteenth: Containing Hamlet and Cymbeline

    First published in 1803 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh18shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh18shakiala
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  • Cover of: Hamlet

    First published in 1996 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hamlet0000bran
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  • Cover of: Scenes from old playbooks: arranged as an introduction to Shakespeare

    First published in 1906 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's Complete Works: Vol. IX

    First published in 1884 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh0000shak
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    First published in 2019 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The tragedy of Macbeth

    First published in 1997 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Plays and Poems of Williams Shakspeare: Vol. VII

    First published in 1821 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition playspoemsofwill07shakiala Cover of edition playspoemswithco07shakuoft
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  • Cover of: The Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems

    First published in 1978 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition annotatedshakesp02shak Cover of edition annotatedshakes02shak
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  • Cover of: The Works of William Shakespeare: Volume VII

    First published in 1889 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition b1642915_VII Cover of edition worksofwilliam07shak
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  • Cover of: The Works of William Shakespeare: In Ten Volumes: Vol. VII

    First published in 1886 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition workstextrevised06shak Cover of edition workswilliamsha00wriggoog
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  • Cover of: The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes: Volume IX

    First published in 1893 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh09shak_1 Cover of edition workswilliamsha01wriggoog
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  • Cover of: The National Shakespeare: a fac-simile of the text of the first folio of 1623

    First published in 1953 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition completeworkstex0002shak
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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

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, Kings and rulers, Conflict of generations, 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.
March 14, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import