Endorsements
" A magnificent achievement"
—Denis Donoghue, New York University
"Vividly written, richly detailed, and insightful from the first chapter to the last, Stephen Greenblatt's fascinating biography of Shakespeare is certain to secure a place among the essential studies of the greatest of all writers."
—William E. Cain, Wellesley College
"One of the world's best interpreters of Shakespeare's plays, Stephen Greenblatt has now written an enthralling biography of the gloveseller's son from Stratford. Greenblatt helps us imagine how he learned, loved and lost love, took risks and was prudent, acted, fought to get ahead, and especially wrote and grew in his writing. In this portrait, delivered with Greenblatt's insight and humor, Shakespeare's greatness lies in his ability to be close and distant to all his creations."
—Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto
"Insights are repeated on page after page as the narrative moves seamlessly between details in the plays and nuggets of information about Shakespeare's experience and environment."
—Jonathan Bate, University of Warwick
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