Stephen Greenblatt
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Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt
- 2005 Pulitzer–Biography finalist
- 2004 LATimes–Biography finalist
- 2004 NBA–Nonfiction finalist
- 2004 NBCC–Biography finalist
- Score: 24.55
A young man from the provinces—a man without wealth, connections, or university education—moves to London. In a remarkably short time he becomes the greatest playwright not just of his age but of all time. His works appeal to urban sophisticates and first-time theatergoers; he turns politics into poetry; he recklessly mingles vulgar clowning and philosophical subtlety. How is such an achievement to be explained?
Will in the World interweaves a searching account of Elizabethan England with a vivid narrative of the playwright’s life. We see Shakespeare…
