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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: Twenty of the plays: of Shakespeare, being the whole number printed in quarto during his life-time, ... collated where there were different copies, and publish'd from the originals, by George Steevens, Esq; in four volumes. ...

    First published in 1766 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The plays of William Shakespeare: in ten volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators : to which are added, notes

    First published in 1766 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Twenty of the plays of Shakespeare: being the whole number printed in quarto during his life-time, or before the Restoration

    First published in 1766 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The works of Shakespeare: in ten volumes

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  • Cover of: Cymbeline: A tragedy. By Shakespear. With alterations. By David Garrick, Esq;

    First published in 1767 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Double falshood; or, The distrest lovers: A play as now acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden

    First published in 1767 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Comedies: The Tempest / The Two Gentlemen of Verona / The Merry Wives of Windsor

    First published in 1767 15 editions in 1 language — 15 previewable Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp12shak_1 Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh01shakiala Cover of edition completeworksrep01shakuoft Cover of edition playspoemsofwill12shak_0 Cover of edition dramaticshakspea01shakiala Cover of edition workstextregulat01shakuoft Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh731shak Cover of edition dramaticwork183001shakuoft Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp01shakiala
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  • Cover of: Mr William Shakespeare V1. Pt. 1

    First published in 1768 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the fifth

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  • Cover of: The Works of William Shakespeare: Vol. III: Comedies

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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the ninth

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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the third

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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the seventh

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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the fourth

    First published in 1768 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh473shak Cover of edition playsofwilliamsh04shakiala Cover of edition mrwilliamshakesp04shakiala
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  • Cover of: The Works of Shakespeare: Volume the eighth

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  • Cover of: The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Nine Volumes: Volume V

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  • Cover of: The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare: from the text of Johnson, Steevens and Reed

    First published in 1768 58 editions in 4 languages — 18 previewable Cover of edition dramaticworksofs00shak Cover of edition steevensshakes00shakrich Cover of edition dramaticworksofs00shak_0 Cover of edition dramaticworksofw00shakesp Cover of edition dramaticworksof00shak Cover of edition worksofwilliamsh00shakesp Cover of edition dramaticworksofw04shak Cover of edition inglisdramashakes00shakrich Cover of edition dramaticworksofw00shakrich
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  • Cover of: Macbeth: a tragedy

    First published in 1770 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The plays of Shakespeare from the text of Dr. S. Johnson: with the prefaces, notes, &c. of Rowe, Pope, Theobald, Hanmer, Warburton, Johnson and select notes from many other critics : also, the introduction of the last editior Mr. Capell, and a table shewing his various readings.

    First published in 1771 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Seven Ages of Man

    First published in 1771 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sevenagesofman00shak
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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

Born 20 April 1564
Died 23 April 1616
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, Kings and rulers, Vendetta, 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, 20th century, Antebellum era, 1600s, Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries, Henry IV, 1399-1413, To 1057, 1500-1700, Henry VI, 1422-1461, Carnival, Civil War, 43-31 B.C., Henry V, 1413-1422, 1066-1687, 1890, 332-30 B.C., Henry VIII, 1509-1547, Richard II, 1377-1399, Richard III, 1483-1485, Republic, 510-265 B.C., Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D., 11th century

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  • Shakespeare, William
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  • William Shakespeare (Inglaterra)

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August 21, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
January 8, 2024 Edited by jacques2636 Edited without comment.
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June 22, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
February 17, 2010 Edited by Winnie Updated information from Wikipedia