Shakespeare's Life and TimesShakespeare's Life and Times
Interesting information:
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born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 23 1564 |
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his father, John, was a glovemaker. |
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his mother was a 'landed heiress', meaning she came with land and money |
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Shakespeare was the third of eight kids |
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Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when she was 26 (and pregnant) and he was 18 |
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Shakespeare died on his birthday in 1616 |
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He wrote his own epitaph: |
"Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear
To dig the dust enclosed here
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones."
Books:
Vera Bracken Library Resouces (Medicine Hat College, Alberta):
Discovering Shakespeare: a chapter in literary history A.L Rowse Call no: PR 2895 R68 1989
Shakespeare, His World and Work M. M. Reese Call no: PR 2976 R44 1980
The Life and Times of William Shakespeare Peter Levi Call no: PR 2894 L48 1989
Northrop Frye on Shakespeare Northrop Frye Call no: PR 2976 N83 1983
Shakespeare A to Z: the essential reference to his plays, his poems,
his life and times, and more Charles Boyce Call no: PR2892 B69 1990