The Shakespeare Diaries A Fictional Autobiography

Blending fact with fiction and written in diary form, this unique biography of Shakespeare encapsulates his life like never beforefrom his views on daily events to vivid impressions of the Elizabethan era and his role within such a world. Delightfully whimsical, this distinctive life story provides answers to questions such asWhat was Shakespeare thinking while he wrote Hamlet?What did he and Ben Jonson talk about when they were having a drink together?andWhat might Shakespeare have said to the formidable Elizabeth I?Incorporating fragments of lines and phrases from The Bard's plays and poems along with fascinating endnotes, this portrait will seize readers with its fresh, offbeat approach to the man and his work.

J. P. Wearing is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Arizona. He is the author of more than 12 books, including Bernard Shaw and Nancy Astor, G. B. Shaw: An Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him, and The London Stage. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and a four-year research award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He lives in Lynn Haven, Florida.