<![CDATA[Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare]]>

false <![CDATA[Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg 137717 13 "So engrossing, clearheaded, and lucid that its arrival is not just welcome but cause for celebration."Dan Cryer, Newsday Stephen Greenblatt, the charismatic Harvard professor who "knows more about Shakespeare than Ben Jonson or the Dark Lady did" (John Leonard, Harper's), has written a biography that enables us to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan lifefull of drama and pageantry, and also cruelty and dangercould have become the world's greatest playwright. Bringing together little-known historical facts and little-noticed elements of Shakespeare's plays, Greenblatt makes inspired connections between the life and the works and delivers "a dazzling and subtle biography" (Richard Lacayo, Time). Readers will experience Shakespeare's vital plays again as if for the first time, but with greater understanding and appreciation of their extraordinary depth and humanity. A best book of the year: The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2004 Time magazine's #1 Best Nonfiction Book A Washington Post Book World Rave An Economist Best Book A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book A Christian Science Monitor Best Book A Chicago Tribune Best Book A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Best Book NPR's Maureen Corrigan's Best 1221914 2004 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare total:1003|5:261|4:425|3:239|2:60|1:18| 1003 3860 1744 173 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 2 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 10:13:04 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 19:55:55 -0700 2007
His analysis is contextual. As you read the book, your attention is driven through a route that wends altern...more...]]> 32511 0393050572 9780393050578 130 19 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228148667m/32511.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32511.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 2 false Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 15:22:38 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 08:51:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 3 2 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jun 15 14:06:14 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 07 13:48:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 29 07:22:50 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 13:26:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 1 3 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Dec 02 11:18:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 13:20:43 -0800 2008 2
I'm paraphrasing, but not by much. This is Greenblatt's own special brand of persiflage that drove Germaine Greer to write her excellent Shakespeare's Wife...more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 2 false Sun Dec 06 21:57:47 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 21:59:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 24 11:27:17 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:27:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 0 false Thu Mar 26 18:36:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 15:20:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 0 false Mon May 25 00:19:55 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:39:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32511 0393050572 9780393050578 130 19 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228148667m/32511.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32511.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 3 0 false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 22:50:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 10:20:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 0 false Sat Apr 25 12:26:35 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 12:37:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 07:30:48 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 07:33:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 3 1 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 25 15:45:23 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 15:55:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32511 0393050572 9780393050578 130 19 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228148667m/32511.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32511.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 1 0 false Mon Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 10 21:07:38 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 14 21:03:14 -0800 2009 1
I felt the author was long-winded and a tiresome read. Most of the book was full of detailed explanations of worldly vices. The F word appears in Chapter 2. The last three chapters were enjoyable, but I would not recommend this book because of the first 9 chapters.
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Every Shakespeare play I read from now on will be funnier, deeper, more moving and generally more of a joy because I read this.

What we know of Shakespeare's biography is notoriously fragmented, but Greenblatt fuses an extraordina...more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 0 false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 01 10:45:39 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 11 13:39:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 0 false Fri Aug 08 05:23:11 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 05:23:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 0 false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 10:59:43 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 15:38:29 -0700 2008
Most people familiar with literature are aware that despite being an incredibly popular writer, Shakespeare left very little information about himself. Here, Greenblatt accumulates all the previously written information about Shakespeare and combines it with a well...more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 4 0 false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 21 06:00:58 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 13:29:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 137717 039332737X 9780393327373 847 146 Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172090588m/137717.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/137717.Will_in_the_World_How_Shakespeare_Became_Shakespeare 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 14:26:45 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:20:48 -0800 2008
Writing a biography about someone who has been dead for nearly five hundred year must be a challenging goal. Especially since Shakespeare left little in his own hand, other than his published works....more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=137717