Project Gutenberg 2010-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 621 MacCracken, H. N. (Henry Noble) 1880 1970 MacCracken, Henry Noble Durham, W. H. (Willard Higley) 1883 Durham, Willard Higley Pierce, F. E. (Frederick Erastus) 1878 1935 Pierce, Frederick Erastus An Introduction to Shakespeare Produced by Al Haines "An Introduction to Shakespeare" by H. N. MacCracken, W. H. Durham, and F. E. Pierce is a scholarly examination of Shakespeare's life and works written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive backdrop for students and scholars to commence their study of Shakespeare's plays, incorporating recent advances in Shakespearean scholarship. The book likely explores the evolution of his writing, the historical context, and critical discussions on individual plays, stimulating interest in his entire oeuvre. The opening of the text presents an outline of William Shakespeare’s life, highlighting the scarcity of biographical details from his era, as dramatists did not garner much interest from contemporaries. It delves into aspects of his birthplace, the societal context of Stratford-upon-Avon, his family background, education, and early marriage, offering glimpses into the experiences that shaped him. Additionally, it touches upon his transition to London, where he would establish his career as a playwright and actor, hinting at the events, both personal and societal, that might have influenced his later work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 514264 2025-10-12T14:28:39.183329 text/html 475474 2021-01-06T01:37:19 text/html 495236 2025-10-12T14:28:50.746273 application/epub+zip 503562 2025-10-12T14:28:43.340315 application/epub+zip 248506 2025-10-12T14:28:41.616356 application/epub+zip 759854 2025-10-12T14:28:55.480276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726627 2025-10-12T14:28:49.296305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431844 2022-09-14T09:27:34.853652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402075 2025-10-12T14:28:37.536411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402048 2021-01-06T01:37:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 402044 2021-01-06T01:37:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21074 2025-10-12T14:28:55.630244 application/rdf+xml 16847 2025-10-12T14:28:42.195309 image/jpeg 4123 2025-10-12T14:28:41.916351 image/jpeg 154155 2021-01-06T01:37:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 392171 2021-01-06T01:37:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 154098 2021-01-06T01:37:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 477487 2025-10-12T14:28:39.226359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia