William Shakespearewas born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April, 1564,
and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of
his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on
April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford.
A. R.Braunmulleris Distinguished Professor of English and
Comparative Literature at the University of California at Los
Angeles. He has written critical volumes on George Peele and George
Chapman and has edited plays in both the Oxford (King John) and
Cambridge (Macbeth) series of Shakespeare editions. He is also
general editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare.
Stephen Orgelis the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of the
Humanities at Stanford University and general editor of the
Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. His books
includeImagining Shakespeare,The Authentic
Shakespeare,Impersonations- The Performance of Gender in
Shakespeare's EnglandandThe Illusion of Power.
Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works:“A feast of literary and historical information.” —The Wall Street Journal
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