Книга: A Life of William Shakespeare

A Life of William Shakespeare than one biographer of Shakespeare has begun by quoting what George Steevens wrote somewhat more than a hundred years ago 'All that is known with any degree of certainty can cerning Shakespeare is, that he was born at StratfOl'd -on -A von married and had children there went to London, where he commenced actor and wrote poems and plays returned to Stratford, made his will, died, and was buried.' And Tennyson is reputed to have said that 'the world should be thankful that there are but five facts absol utely known to us about Shakespeare: the date of his birth, April 23, 1564 his marriage at nineteen to Anne Ha tha way his connection with the Globe theatre and with Blackfriars his retir ment from theatrical life, with a competency, to Stratford and the date of his death, which took place upon the anniye sary of his birth, 1616.'