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Soul of the Age: The Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare by Jonathan Bate |
This could be just another attempted biography with the usual frustrations of having no contemporary account of his life and barely any facts that would corroborate any gossip. Bate turns to the plays themselves to provide the clues to the important and personal events in Shakespeare's life and uses Jaques' 'Seven ages of man' from As you Like It as a guide and structural spine. His own formidable scholarship and imagination provide an illuminating account.
(James Baker - bwl 52 July 2009 ) |
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