Book description
This compilation, in the tradition of the Victorian miscellany, gathers
together essential facts and fascinating insights into the plays and
poems, the man behind them (insofar as this is known), and the context
in which he worked. Put together by an actor and a linguist - the pair
who brought you 'Shakespeare's Words' (25000 copies sold to date) - it
will be quirky, illuminating and endlessly interesting. Topics covered
include lost plays, what he would have studied at school, Shakespeare's
pronunciation, why the Globe burned down and the difference between a
Folio and a Quarto. David Crystal is one of the most authoritative
commentators on the English language. He is the author of the
best-selling 'The English Language' and the editor of the 'Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Language'. He lives in Anglesey, Wales. Ben Crystal,
David's son, is an actor and lives in London (NW1).
