Peter Ackroyd’s marvellous biography is a living attempt to reach into the heart of Shakespeare.He creates an intimate and immediate connection with his subject, so that the book reads like the work of a contemporary – meeting Shakespeare afresh on his own ground.Written with intuition and imagination unique to Peter Ackroyd, this is a book by a writer about a writer, and a fascinating and detailed depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Vintage (7 Sept. 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 560 pages
ISBN-10 : 074938655X
ISBN-13 : 978-0749386559
Dimensions : 12.73 x 2.9 x 19.66 cm
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Customers find the book great, fascinating, and well-written. They appreciate the brilliantly researched, well-documented, and detailed content. Readers describe the biography as a good introduction to Shakespeare’s life and an outstanding biography.
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