Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Shakespeare : the biography / Peter Ackroyd. - London : Vintage, 2006. - xiii, 546 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports ; 20 cm.

Originally published: Chatto & Windus, c2005. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 511-523.

Peter Ackroyd's marvellous biography is a living attempt to reach into the heart of Shakespeare. He creates an intimate and immediate connection with his subject, so that the book reads like the work of a contemporary - meeting Shakespeare afresh on his own ground. Written with intuition and imagination unique to Peter Ackroyd, this is a book by a writer about a writer, and a fascinating and detailed depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited.

ISBN: 9780749386559 (pbk.) 074938655X (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dramatists, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography.

Dewey Class. No.: 822.33