Shakespeare: The Man and His Achievement

Robert Speaight, renowned Shakespearian actor, producer and critic brings to life the world's greatest writer-dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616). He humanizes Shakespeare's struggles, feuds, victories, and depressions while illuminating the plays and how they relate to his time and life. Speaight draws fascinating conclusions on controversial questions and provides a birds eye view of the life and times of this great English writer.