A life of William Shakespeare | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Ancestry

Parentage

Boyhood and early environment

Schooling

Apprenticeship and marriage

Departure from Stratford

The rise of professionalism in the drama

Arrival in London, and labors for the Pembroke's company

Period of non-dramatic composition

With the Lord Chamberlain's company

London residences and actor friends

Labors for the Chamberlain's men, 1594-98

Rise in fame and in social dignity

The erection of new playhouses : the Globe

Joyous comedies : Hamlet

The Essex rebellion, and the war of the theatres

The passionate pilgrim and love's martyr

Worcester's men : Troilus and Cressida

The coming of James : royal favor

Personal affairs, 1602-07

Dramatic labors, 1607-09 : acquisition of blackfriars

Tragi-comedy and romance

Last labors for the king's men

Retirement to Stratford

Death and burial

Descendants

The making of the playhouse manuscripts

The printing of the Quartos

The attempted collection of 1619

The first folio