Paul Menzer is Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Mary Baldwin University, USA, where he is a Professor and Director of the Shakespeare and Performance graduate programme.

As wry and witty as it is thorough and thoughtful, Menzer’s eminently readable study is the most fun you will ever have with a biography of Shakespeare.

• Preface: The Complete Life of William ShakespeareChapter 1. Shakespeare’s DeadChapter 2. Earth Unto EarthChapter 3. Shakespeare at SchoolChapter 4. Anne Hathaway, akaChapter 5. The Lost YearsChapter 6. Stratford in the Rear ViewChapter 7. Enter LondonChapter 8. Shakespeare, playwrightChapter 9. Shakespeare, poetChapter 10. Shakespeare’s CompanyChapter 11. William Shakespeare, gent.Chapter 12. Shakespeare at CourtChapter 13. Shakespeare’s Globe?Chapter 14. Shakespeare’s PropertiesChapter 15. The King’s ManChapter 16. The Plague YearsChapter 17. Shakespeare’s DaughtersChapter 18. The Returning PointChapter 19. Shakespeare’s HeadChapter 20. Arrivals and DeparturesChapter 21. I am DeadChapter 22. Heaven is a LibraryEpilogue: Yellow LeavesNotesIndex

Paul Menzer is Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Mary Baldwin University, USA, where he is a Professor and Director of the Shakespeare and Performance graduate programme.

As wry and witty as it is thorough and thoughtful, Menzer’s eminently readable study is the most fun you will ever have with a biography of Shakespeare.

• Preface: The Complete Life of William ShakespeareChapter 1. Shakespeare’s DeadChapter 2. Earth Unto EarthChapter 3. Shakespeare at SchoolChapter 4. Anne Hathaway, akaChapter 5. The Lost YearsChapter 6. Stratford in the Rear ViewChapter 7. Enter LondonChapter 8. Shakespeare, playwrightChapter 9. Shakespeare, poetChapter 10. Shakespeare’s CompanyChapter 11. William Shakespeare, gent.Chapter 12. Shakespeare at CourtChapter 13. Shakespeare’s Globe?Chapter 14. Shakespeare’s PropertiesChapter 15. The King’s ManChapter 16. The Plague YearsChapter 17. Shakespeare’s DaughtersChapter 18. The Returning PointChapter 19. Shakespeare’s HeadChapter 20. Arrivals and DeparturesChapter 21. I am DeadChapter 22. Heaven is a LibraryEpilogue: Yellow LeavesNotesIndex

Paul Menzer is Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Mary Baldwin University, USA, where he is a Professor and Director of the Shakespeare and Performance graduate programme.

As wry and witty as it is thorough and thoughtful, Menzer’s eminently readable study is the most fun you will ever have with a biography of Shakespeare.

• Preface: The Complete Life of William ShakespeareChapter 1. Shakespeare’s DeadChapter 2. Earth Unto EarthChapter 3. Shakespeare at SchoolChapter 4. Anne Hathaway, akaChapter 5. The Lost YearsChapter 6. Stratford in the Rear ViewChapter 7. Enter LondonChapter 8. Shakespeare, playwrightChapter 9. Shakespeare, poetChapter 10. Shakespeare’s CompanyChapter 11. William Shakespeare, gent.Chapter 12. Shakespeare at CourtChapter 13. Shakespeare’s Globe?Chapter 14. Shakespeare’s PropertiesChapter 15. The King’s ManChapter 16. The Plague YearsChapter 17. Shakespeare’s DaughtersChapter 18. The Returning PointChapter 19. Shakespeare’s HeadChapter 20. Arrivals and DeparturesChapter 21. I am DeadChapter 22. Heaven is a LibraryEpilogue: Yellow LeavesNotesIndex