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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: Much Ado About Nothing / The Merchant of Venice / Love's Labour's Lost / As You Like It / The Taming of the Shrew

    First published in 1740 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition worksofshakespea02shak_2 Cover of edition worksofshakespea02shak Cover of edition worksofshakespea02shak_0 Cover of edition worksofshakespea02shak_3
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  • Cover of: Poems & Sonnets of William Shakespeare

    First published in 1927 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition poemssonnetsofwi0000unse Cover of edition yaleshakespeare0000unse Cover of edition venusadonislucre024ashak
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  • Cover of: The doubtful plays of William Shakespeare: with glossarial and other notes by William Hazlitt.

    First published in 1800 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition p1completeworksrev04shak
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  • Cover of: The dramatic works of William Shakespeare

    First published in 1856 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition worksshakespeare08shakiala Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh12shak_0 Cover of edition cu31924064954666 Cover of edition dramaticworksofw07shakuoft Cover of edition dramaticworkswi22shakgoog
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  • Cover of: The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Vol. III

    First published in 1811 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition dramaticworkswit04shakuoft Cover of edition dramaticshakspea04shakiala Cover of edition ldpd_11331288_004 Cover of edition playspoemsofwill04shakiala
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  • Cover of: The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes: Volume II

    First published in 1795 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition shakespeareworks02claruoft Cover of edition theworksofwillia45128gut Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh18052shak Cover of edition playspoemsofwill02shak Cover of edition playswilliamsha12johngoog
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume Five

    First published in 1793 6 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924064954633 Cover of edition dramatischewerke01shakuoft Cover of edition worksofshake189905shak Cover of edition shakespearesdra06shakgoog Cover of edition playswilliamsha15reedgoog
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  • Cover of: Elizabethan Drama in Two Volumes: Marlowe - Shakespeare

    First published in 1910 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition elizabethandram00unkngoog Cover of edition harvardclassics00shak Cover of edition elizabethandrama00elio Cover of edition elizabethandrama00marl Cover of edition harvaclassics0000unse
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's Complete Works: Vol. XIII

    First published in 1884 6 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition completeworksofw14shakuoft Cover of edition cu31924071108520
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  • Cover of: Knights Cabinet Edition of The Works of William Shakespeare: Vol. V

    First published in 1806 6 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition playswithnotesof07shakuoft Cover of edition dramaticworksofw05shakuoft Cover of edition worksofshakespea18996shak Cover of edition threehistorieshe00shak
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  • Cover of: A Midsummer Night's Dream / As You Like It / Twelfth Night / The Tempest

    First published in 1948 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition fourgreatcomedie00shak Cover of edition isbn_0671489526
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  • Cover of: Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, & Poems: Vol. XI

    First published in 1856 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh15shak_0 Cover of edition dramaticworksofw10shakuoft Cover of edition dramaticworksofw10shak Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp11shak Cover of edition dramaticworksof189910shak
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  • Cover of: Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, & Poems: Vol. VII

    First published in 1809 6 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924071108652 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh809shak Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh08shak Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp07shak Cover of edition shakspearesdram00hagbgoog
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the third

    First published in 1768 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924071108587 Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh373shak Cover of edition workswilliamsha04shak Cover of edition completeworkspla04shakuoft Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp03shakiala
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  • Cover of: Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, & Poems: Vol. III

    First published in 1823 6 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition cu31924064954617 Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp03shak Cover of edition worksshakespeare03shakiala Cover of edition worksofshakespea03shak Cover of edition familyshakspear02shakgoog
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Gold Level

    First published in 2002 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780130548054 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c4t1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000kate Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000kate_g9z5
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: In Ten Volumes: Vol. IV

    First published in 1902 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition romances0000shak Cover of edition romances0000shak_s8b3 Cover of edition fourlateplaysper0000shak Cover of edition lateromances00shak
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level

    First published in 2002 6 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000kins Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_j2m3 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_u7z2 Cover of edition timelessvoices00kins
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  • Cover of: The magic garden of My book house: Book 7 of 12

    First published in 1937 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition magicgardenofmyb00mill
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  • Cover of: The philosophy of William Shakespeare delineating in seven hundred and fifty passages

    First published in 1857 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition delineatinginsev00shakuoft
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Photo of William Shakespeare

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.
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