Book description
Sir Stanley Wells is one of the world's greatest authorities on William Shakespeare. Here he brings a lifetime of learning and reflection to bear on some of the most tantalising questions about the poet and dramatist that there are. How did he think, feel, and work? What were his relationshipsā¦
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1 author picked What Was Shakespeare Really Like? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am right into Shakespeare at the moment, more so than at any other time in my life. As a student of English, I have always loved his work, but as a writer, I'm more interested in the man. And what a man he was. Poet, playwright, entrepreneur, lover, husband, father. Talk about multitasking!
Wells, a Shakespeare scholar, weaves meticulous research with insights about what Shakespeare's writing and what was written about him, reveals about his inner life.
Will Shakespeare was a genius, of course, but he was also loving, funny, and kind. Shakespeare's life and his world have comeā¦
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