William Shakespeare

The Plays of William Shakspeare. with Corrections and Illustrations. with Notes by S. Johnson and G. Steevens. a New Edition, Revised and Augmented, with William Shakespeare

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Plays of William Shakspeare. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators. To which are added notes by S. Johnson and G. Steevens. A new edition, revised and augmented, with a glossarial index, by the editor of Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays [I. Reed]. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Shakespeare, William; Capell, Edward; Reed null 23 vol.; 8 . C.134.dd.1. Contributor Bio:  Shakespeare, William Popularly known as the 'Bard of Avon', English playwright, poet, and actor William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564. Not much is known about his date of birth or his formal education. Born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, he moved to London at age 21, where he wrote and acted in plays like Hamlet and As You Like It for the theatre group 'The King's Men'. Shakespeare, who died on 23 April 1616, gave the English language its most beautiful figures of speech, allegories, and images. Contributor Bio:  Reed, Lajoux Alexandra T. V. Reed is Assistant Professor of American Studies and English at Washington State University.