TY - BOOK AU - Harmon,Daniel E. TI - William Shakespeare: playwright and poet T2 - Britannica Beginner Bios SN - 9781680488159 (library bound) AV - PR2894 .H34 2018 U1 - 822.33 H228 2018 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, NY, USA PB - Britannica Educational Publishing KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Authors, English KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Dramatists, English N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. Who was William Shakespeare? -- ch. 2. A lad bound for fame -- ch. 3. London life and entertainment -- ch. 4. The plays -- ch. 5. Success and lasting fame; GS N2 - The "bard of Avon," as he is remembered, earned popularity and fortune during his lifetime more than four hundred years ago. Today, William Shakespeare is more famous than ever. He wrote or cowrote thirty-eight stage comedies, tragedies, and historical dramas. He also penned many romantic poems. Some of the world's best-known literary quotations come from his writings. Young readers will discover why many historians consider him the greatest playwright of all time ER -