Table of Contents

Book 1: Young Shakespeare; Preface; 1: The Country; 2: The Town; 3: “I, Daedatus”; 4: Shadows of Himsef; 5: Wild-Goose Chase; 6: A Motley to the View; 7: The Dyer’s Hand; Book 2: Shakespeare: The Later Years; Preface; 1: Two-Headed Janus; 2: The, Revolution of the Times; 3: Sailing to Illyria; 4: Foots of Nature; 5: Treason in the Blood; 6: The Wine of Life; 7: Bravest at the Last; 8: Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores; 9: Journeys’ End

About the Author

Russell Fraser

Reviews

-Russel Fraser's excellent scholarly works on William Shakespeareis a complete and educated look at one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. Shakespeare: A Life in Art is highly recommended for readers seeking an in depth look at the man behind the plays and for community library collections on English History of Classic literature.- --Wisconsin Bookwatch -This is a biography unlike any other, deliberately breaking away from some of the thinking as well as deom the presentation of predecessors.... Those who know a little about Shakespeare and his age, and who expect the familiar guided tour, will find Mr. Fraser a very pleasant surprise.- --New York Review of Books -Fleshing out the verifiable facts of the playwright's life with historical material, Mr. Fraser draws an incisive portrait of Shakespeare's England.- --New York Times

"Russel Fraser's excellent scholarly works on William Shakespeareis a complete and educated look at one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. Shakespeare: A Life in Art is highly recommended for readers seeking an in depth look at the man behind the plays and for community library collections on English History of Classic literature." --Wisconsin Bookwatch "This is a biography unlike any other, deliberately breaking away from some of the thinking as well as deom the presentation of predecessors.... Those who know a little about Shakespeare and his age, and who expect the familiar guided tour, will find Mr. Fraser a very pleasant surprise." --New York Review of Books "Fleshing out the verifiable facts of the playwright's life with historical material, Mr. Fraser draws an incisive portrait of Shakespeare's England." --New York Times

"Russel Fraser's excellent scholarly works on William Shakespeareis a complete and educated look at one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. "Shakespeare: A Life in Art" is highly recommended for readers seeking an in depth look at the man behind the plays and for community library collections on English History of Classic literature." --"Wisconsin Bookwatch " "This is a biography unlike any other, deliberately breaking away from some of the thinking as well as deom the presentation of predecessors.... Those who know a little about Shakespeare and his age, and who expect the familiar guided tour, will find Mr. Fraser a very pleasant surprise." "--New York Review of Books " "Fleshing out the verifiable facts of the playwright's life with historical material, Mr. Fraser draws an incisive portrait of Shakespeare's England." "--New York Times"

"Russel Fraser's excellent scholarly works on William Shakespeareis a complete and educated look at one of the greatest writers the world has ever known. "Shakespeare: A Life in Art" is highly recommended for readers seeking an in depth look at the man behind the plays and for community library collections on English History of Classic literature."
-- "Wisconsin Bookwatch "