A polemical attack on the ways recent Shakespeare biographers have disguised their lack of information

Originally published as: Shakespeare: his work and his world / illustrated by Robert Ingpen. 2001.

Named One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, reissued with a new afterword for the 400th annivers

Learn the entire works of one of the greatest writers of the English language in The Shakespeare Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackl

“One man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” In this illuminating, innovative biography, Jonathan Bate, one of today’s most accompli