Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Shakespeare
In my last post, I reviewed Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare, his light and lively overview of the bard’s life and times. Bryson made it fairly clear that we know a lot less about Shakespeare than one might imagine or hope for considering his contribution to the English language and to English literature. As always, we are […]
Where There’s A Will: Bryson on Shakespeare
Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare: The World as Stage is a short and, if you are interested in the topic, most interesting read. Part of the Eminent Lives series published by Atlas Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, it is one of a collection of biographies of historically important figures written by top writers. Drawing on Bryson for […]
