Shakespeare (book)

Shakespeare

First UK edition
Author	Anthony Burgess
Language	English
Subject	William Shakespeare
Genre	Non-fiction
Publication date	1970

Shakespeare, a biographical and critical study of William Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess, was published in 1970. The book talks about Shakespear's life, home, his work and plays, friends and many more.The book is decorated with a lot of beautiful pictures of Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth first, and also with pictures of Shakespeare's home. In the book the writer also wrote about Shakespeare's plays and dramas and explained them, for example King Lear that is a very known book of Shakespeare. The writer sees Will as a sensitive, sensual and shrewd man from the provinces, and is important for England's history.

Reception

Judah Waten, writing in The Age , thought that Burgess offered "and excellent impressionistic survey of the Elizabethan age." ^[1] Charles A. Brady, for The Buffalo News , found the work made the age "[come] alive again". ^[2]

References

1. Waten, Judah (23 January 1971). "The universal Will". The Age . Melbourne, Victoria. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Brady, Charles A. (7 November 1970). "Age of Shakespeare Comes Alive Again". The Buffalo News . Vol. CLXXXI, no. 24. Buffalo, New York. p. B—16. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via Newspapers.com.