Who Wrote the first Shakespeare Biography? It was not Nicholas Rowe in !
Kevin Gilvary
Originally published in Brief Chronicles Vol. VII (), pages 1–15
Early in every biography of Shakespeare, writers advance two unfounded claims: firstly, that more is known about Shakespeare’s life than is commonly realised. The second claim, which I examine here, is that the earliest biography about Shakespeare was written by Nicholas Rowe in 1. Rowe’s apparent biography is an essay entitled Some Acount of the Life &c. of Mr. William Shakespear which prefaces his critical edition of Shakespeare’s plays. The Acount (as it was spelt in the edition) originally contained about 8, words, most of which concern his judgment as to Shakespeare’s merit. Only about 1, words are biographical (approximately 12% of the total). Alexander Pope reprinted Rowe’s essay in but omitted some small sections amounting to about 1, words, none of which refer to Shakespeare’s life. It was this Rowe-Pope Account (as it was now spelt) which was frequently reprinted for the next years. Despite Pope’s cuts, the biographical content of the abridged version is about 1, words out of 7, (approximately 14%).2
Nicholas de Lange, “Review of ‘Jewish Education from Antiquity to the Middle Ages: Studies in Honour of Philip S. Alexander’, eds. George Brooke and Renate Smithuis,” Journal of Jewish Studies, vol. 70, no. 1 (Spring ): This volume honours Philip Alexander, a towering figure on the stage of Jewish Studies in Britain more This volume honours Philip Alexander, a towering figure on the stage of Jewish Studies in Britain. His own research and publications (listed in a page appendix) cover a vast range, and the editors took the sensible decision to limit the scope of the book, to make for what they call 'a strongly themed volume'; they chose the subject of education, which is appropriate given Philip Alexander's massive contribution not only to the historical and textual study of education but to its practical aspects as researcher, teacher, administrator and academic entrepreneur over the course of nearly half a century. Most of his career has been spent in the University of Manchester, but he spent an important period of three years as the second president of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, in succession to the founding president, D
William Shakespeare (). English poet and playwright &#; Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and sonnets. Short bio of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner. Relatively prosperous, it is likely the family paid for Williams education, although there is no evidence he attended university. In William, aged only 18, married an older woman named Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet. Their only son Hamnet died aged just After his marriage, information about the life of Shakespeare is sketchy, but it seems he spent most of his time in London &#; writing and acting in his plays. Due to some well-timed investments, Shakespeare was able to secure a firm financial background, leaving time for writing and acting. The best of these investments was buying some real estate near Stratford in , which soon doubled in value. It seemed Shakespeare didn’t mind being absent from his family &#; he only returned home during Lent when all the the
Biographical Links | Home Shakespeare's Last Will and Testament For all his fame and celebration, William Shakespeare remains a mysterious figure with regards to personal history. There are just two primary sources for information on the Bard: his works, and various legal and church documents that have survived from Elizabethan times. Naturally, there are many gaps in this body of information, which tells us little about Shakespeare the man. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, allegedly on April 23, Church records from Holy Trinity Church indicate that he was baptized there on April 26, Young William was born of John Shakespeare, a glover and leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a landed local heiress. William, according to the church register, was the third of eight children in the Shakespeare household&#;three of whom died in childhood. John Shakespeare had a remarkable run of success as a merchant, alderman, and high bailiff of Stratford, during William's early childhood. His fortunes declined, however, in the late s. There is great conjecture about Shakespeare's childhood years, especially regarding his education. Scholars surm
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