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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain...

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  • Shakespeare
  • Macbeth
  • The Tempest
  • Twelfth Night

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  • He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
  • He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard".
  • Poet, biographer and Shakespeare scholar Chris Laoutaris drops into the Book Bag to discuss 'Shakespeare's Book', his terrific account of the men behind the making of the First Folio.

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