外国文学欣赏_Shakespear概要.ppt

Introduction to William Shakespeare English dramatist and poet, the greatest of all playwrights. Born Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. William Shakespeare (1564-1616): Life: 1564, Born in Stratford-on-Avon, 1588-1592, in London as actor and playwright; 1592-98, devotes himself mainly to chronicle histories and comedies; 1601-1609, period of the greatest tragedies and romantic comedies 1610, retires to Stratford; 1616, died. Possibly the most famous and most visited literary landmark in Britain, this is the house where it is thought that Shakespeare was born and spent his formative years. The house originally belonged to William Shakespeares father John, who became a successful Stratford businessman. John and Mary Shakespeare moved from nearby Snitterfield to Stratford in 1529, shortly after getting married. It is known from Stratford records that the Shakespeare family were residing in Henley street by 1552 and that William Shakespeare was born in 1564. It is assumed from this collection of dates that this building in Henley Street was William Shakespeares Birthplace. The Birthplace remained in the hands of Shakespeares descendants until the 19th century. The house before renovation The renovated bedchamber  William Shakespeare was born on April 23,1564, in Stratford-on-Avon.His father was a trader in wool, hides and leathern articles. At the age of seven, he was sent to the local grammar school. He read widely in the books current in his day. When he was fourteen, his father fell into debt and the boy left school to help support his family. In 1582, he was married to Anne Hathaway. They had three children:Susanna and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Shakespeare lived in an age when the old feudal social and economic order was being destroyed and a new capitalist society was being born and when London took a leading part in that destruction and that new birth. The theatrical companies actively participated in all