S. Schoenbaum, Director of the Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies at the University of Maryland, is the author of Shakespeare's Lives and Shakespeare: The Globe and the World.
"A splendid book that not only presents all salient information
lucidly but that also quietly advises students as to the fragility
of biographical allegations--a vivid lesson as to why scholarship
matters!"--Dennis R. Dean, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
"Masterly...[Schoenbaum] manages to mention everything relevant,
and the details are so organized that we never lose sight of the
design of the whole....This book will remain the standard life for
many years."--Kenneth Muir, Shakespeare Quarterly
"Schoenbaum is the outstanding living authority on Shakespeare's
biography....The 'Compact Life' is essential reading for anyone
even moderately curious about the current state of Shakespeare
biography."--O.B. Hardison, Jr., Georgetown University
"[This book] is the abridged amplified version of the magnificent
$50 edition. The Shakespearean authority strips away four centuries
of myths, mistakes, and scholarly embellishments; the Bard emerges,
pristine, more fascinating than ever."--The St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
"No student or reader of the plays can afford to neglect Schoenbaum
either in the earlier luxurious book or in the graceful,
sure-handed compact documentary life now available. The first is an
investment, the new one proof that small too can be
beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review
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