Books with title William Shakespeare - Twelfth Night

Duke Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but she will have none of him. It is only when the Duke sends his new page to plead with her on his behalf that the Lady becomes interested . . . in the page, Cesario. But Cesario has a secret, for he is a girl in disguise, and she has fallen in love with the Duke. A comic story of unrequited love and mistaken identity, Twelfth Night contains some of the most memorable characters in English literature. This short and accessible retelling captures the style of Shakespeare's original language.

Almost 400 years after his death, interest in Shakespeare's life and work still persists. Much is often made of the fact that Shakespeare is an engima - the usual facets of biographical accounts are irretrevably missing, further enhancing his mystique. But as Dominic Shellard shows in this account, by viewing the playwright in the context of contemporary Elizabethan politics and the business of the theatre, we know more of his existence than is often generally thought, providing a background against which his literary output can be assessed.

William Shakespeares influence on drama and literatureand even the English language itselfis unprecedented. Surprisingly, the renowned playwrights life is full of mystery. This biography presents what is known about Shakespeare as well as the current theories about the unknown, even touching on the controversies about the authorship of some of his plays. Readers will also become familiar with 16th-century England, the monarchs Shakespeare entertained, and what being an actor was like at that time. Doubtless, the introduction to his masterpieces will inspire young thespians to read or attend one of the dramatists great works.

Duke Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but she will have none of him. It is only when the Duke sends his new page to plead with her on his behalf that the Lady becomes interested . . . in the page, Cesario. But Cesario has a secret, for he is a girl in disguise, and she has fallen in love with the Duke. A comic story of unrequited love and mistaken identity, Twelfth Night contains some of the most memorable characters in English literature. This short and accessible retelling captures the style of Shakespeare's original language.

William Shakespeare. Born April 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon. Died April 1616. Married Anne Hathaway: two daughters, one son. Actor, poet, famous playwright. Wrote nearly forty plays.But what was he like as a man? What did he think about when he rode into London for the first time . . . or when he was writing his plays Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet . . . or when his only son died?We know the facts of his life, but we can only guess at his hopes, his fears, his dreams.