Shakespeare's Life and Art

Through historical and bibliographical research, and through analysis of Shakespeare's work, the author places Shakespeare among the supreme artists of the world. In the first two chapters he examines the facts about Shakespeare's career as a dramatist and summarizes the unfavorable judgments created by his early biographers. In subsequent chapters Professor Alexander establishes an order among the plays that reveals a gradual development of Shakespeare's art.Peter Alexander is the author of 'Shakespeare's Life and Art', published 1979 under ISBN 9780313206665 and ISBN 031320666X.