This fascinating introduction to the playwright begins with a description of the world in 1600 -- plague, famine and war -- "yet out of this turbulent world came one of the finest, most highly-respected and best-loved writers of all time". At the forefront of the English Renaissance Shakespeare began his career as a stagehand and then an actor, giving personal readings to Elizabeth I in her private chambers. Many of his plays have been turned into films, and he is still quoted today.

 

This book is part of a book series called Snapping Turtle Guides-Great Writers .

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 2001 by Octopus Publishing Group .

CLARE OLIVER (Country Files: Great Britain) lives in London. She is a writer and editor of children's non-fiction.