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The life of William Shakespeare, arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon, is relatively unknown. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1565, possibly on the 23rd April, St. George's Day, and baptised there on 26th April. Little is known of his education and the first firm facts to his life relate to his marriage, aged 18, to Anne Hathaway, who was 26 and from the nearby village of Shottery. Anne gave birth to their first son six months later. Shakespeare's first play, The Comedy of Errors began a procession of real heavyweights that were to emanate from his pen in a career of just over twenty years in which 37 plays were written and his reputation forever established. This early skill was recognised by many and by 1594 the Lord Chamberlain's Men were performing his works. With the advantage of Shakespeare's progressive writing they rapidly became London's leading company of players, affording him more exposure and, following the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, a royal patent by the new king, James I, at which point they changed their name to the King's Men. By 1598, and despite efforts to pirate his work, Shakespeare's name was well known and had become a selling point in its own right on title pages. No plays are attributed to Shakespeare after 1613, and the last few plays he wrote before this time were in collaboration with other writers, one of whom is likely to be John Fletcher who succeeded him as the house playwright for the King's Men. William Shakespeare died two months later on April 23rd, 1616, survived by his wife, two daughters and a legacy of writing that none have since yet eclipsed.
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Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical. The story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban, and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots.
Fathers and daughters --- Islands --- Magicians --- Political refugees --- Shipwreck victims --- Spirits
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Magicians. --- Political refugees. --- Shipwreck victims. --- Victims of shipwrecks --- Accident victims --- Asylum seekers --- Refugees, Political --- Refugees --- Conjurers --- Conjurors --- Enchanters --- Illusionists (Magicians) --- Legerdemainists --- Sorcerers --- Entertainers --- Tricksters --- Wizards
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Shakespeare's dextrous comedy of two twin masters and two twin servants continually mistaken for one another is both farce and more than farce. The Comedy of Errors examines the interplay between personal and commercial relationships, and the breakdown of social order that follows the disruption of identity. As well as detailed on-page commentary notes, this new edition has a long, illustrated introduction exploring the play's performance and crtitical history, as well as its place in the comic tradition from Classical to modern times.
Mistaken identity. --- Shipwreck victims. --- Brothers. --- Men --- Siblings --- Victims of shipwrecks --- Accident victims --- Identification --- Identity (Psychology) --- Drama (Dramatic Works By One Author) --- Drama
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A thrilling documentation of the first sinking of a ship by a whale.
Shipwreck victims. --- Whalers (Persons) --- Shipwreck survival. --- Whale men --- Whalemen --- Whaling men --- Fishers --- Victims of shipwrecks --- Accident victims --- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. --- Survival --- Chase, Owen. --- Essex (Whaleship) --- Essex (Ship : 1806-1820) --- Survival. --- Survival skills
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Shipwreck survival --- Shipwreck victims --- Shipwrecks --- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. --- Survival --- Victims of shipwrecks --- Accident victims --- Marine disasters --- Wrecks --- Adventure and adventurers --- Marine accidents --- Voyages and travels --- Collisions at sea --- Hale, Dennis. --- Daniel J. Morrell (Ship) --- Morrell (Ship) --- Huron, Lake (Mich. and Ont.) --- Lake Huron (Mich. and Ont.) --- Great Lakes (North America) --- History
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