Shakespeare
By: written by Peter Chrisp ; photographed by Steve Teague
Contributors: Teague, Steve, photographer; Dorling Kindersley, Inc
Edition: American edition.
Series: DK eyewitness books; DK eyewitness books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781465431851; 9781465433619
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Theater; English Dramatists; Biography; History
Other titles: Eyewitness Shakespeare; DK eyewitness Shakespeare
Description: Explore the life of history's most famous playwright--from his Elizabethan world to the stories that inspired him

This book presents the life and work of the English playwright William Shakespeare and provides information about life and the theater of sixteenth-century London.
Notes: Includes index.

Accelerated Reader MG 6.9 1 1 87537
Table of contents: title: The early years; title: Going to school; title: Religious conflict; title: A country childhood; title: Country fun; title: The lost years; title: Up to London; title: London shows; title: Queen Elizabeth I's court; title: The playwrights; title: England at war; title: Plague and poetry; title: Enemies and protectors; title: The players; title: Building the Globe; title: Staging a play; title: Music and dance; title: Clothes and costumes; title: The boy player; title: The audience; title: Shakespeare's comedies; title: The King's men; title: The famous tragedies; title: The Roman plays; title: The romances; title: Sun and stars; title: Return to Stratford; title: Printed plays; title: Shakespeare's legacy; title: Did you know?; title: Who's who?