Who Was William Shakespeare?

　　The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts together the pieces of Shakespeare's life and work for young readers.

　　小朋友，你知道誰是威廉˙莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)嗎？ 威廉˙莎士比亞誕生於四百五十多年前的英國，寫過至少35部劇本，以及超過150首詩。他是個詩人、劇作家，他同時擁有自己的劇場，甚至也是演員中的一位呢！著名的羅密歐與朱麗葉就是他的作品之一，他可以說是西方文壇最偉大、最具影響力的作家之一。

　　Who was William Shakespeare?一書將這位文學界的巨擘作了簡單而詳盡描述，內容不僅涵蓋莎翁的生平以及著名劇作，更對四個世紀前的當時的英國環境背景有著生動的描寫，更加對莎士比亞這位傳奇人物有了深刻的認識。 想知道莎士比亞的第一部劇本是如何誕生的嗎？想知道當掛著紅旗的時候，今天劇院會上演什麼種類的戲劇嗎？所有問題的答案都在這本 Who was William Shakespeare?中，等著你把他們找出來！