Shakespeare

Resumen del libro

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of Elizabethan London by storm over 400 years ago, Shakespeare has remained centre stage. His fame stems not only from his plays - performed everywhere from school halls to the world's most illustrious theatres - but also from his enigmatic persona.

His face is familiar to all, yet in reality very little is known about the man behind the masterpieces. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about the Bard - from his birth in Stratford to the bequest of his second best bed to his wife when he died. Taking us on a journey through the streets of Elizabethan and Jacobean England, Bryson examines centuries of stories, half-truths and downright lies surrounding our greatest dramatist.

With a steady hand and his trademark wit, he introduces a host of engaging characters, as he celebrates the magic of Shakespeare's language and delights in details of the bard's life, folios, poetry and plays.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p BILL BRYSON (Des Moines, Iowa, en 1951). Inició la carrera de Periodismo en Estados Unidos, pero la interrumpió para viajar por Europa. En 1977 se instaló en North Yorkshire, Inglaterra, donde residió dos décadas y trabajó en periódicos como x{0026}lt;i The Timesx{0026}lt;/i o x{0026}lt;i The Independentx{0026}lt;/i . Aunque también se ha dedicado a la enseñanza (llegó a ser rector de la Universidad de Durham), actualmente se dedica sobre todo a escribir. Además de x{0026}lt;i El cuerpo humanox{0026}lt;/i es autor de, entre otros libros superventas, x{0026}lt;i Una breve historia de casi todox{0026}lt;/i (Premio Aventis de libros de ciencia y finalista del Premio Samuel Johnson); x{0026}lt;i Un paseo por el bosquex{0026}lt;/i , x{0026}lt;i En casa: una breve historia de la vida privadax{0026}lt;/i ; x{0026}lt;i En las antípodasx{0026}lt;/i ; x{0026}lt;i Aventuras y desventuras del Chico Centellax{0026}lt;/i ; x{0026}lt;i 1927: un verano que cambió el mundox{0026}lt;/i y x{0026}lt;i Shakespearex{0026}lt;/i , todos publicados por RBA.x{0026}lt;/p