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A review by dillonbrantley
Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
3.0
I hate reading Shakespeare and had zero interest in the man behind the works going into this book. I only started it because it was a historical book by Bill Bryson.
Despite my initial disinterest, I became fascinated with the journey historians have embarked upon to discover what we know (or, really, think we know) about the playwright. Bryson did a great job of presenting the information and (often) the lack thereof, consistently clearing out misconceptions and explaining how historians and scholars have pieced together what we do know about Shakespeare.
Despite my initial disinterest, I became fascinated with the journey historians have embarked upon to discover what we know (or, really, think we know) about the playwright. Bryson did a great job of presenting the information and (often) the lack thereof, consistently clearing out misconceptions and explaining how historians and scholars have pieced together what we do know about Shakespeare.