Shakespeare’s funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Photo: Brian Seed/Bridgeman ImagesIn the final act of “The Tempest,” the wizardly Prospero may have drowned his book of spells.
But of making books about Shakespeare there is no end.
In particular, a set of questions about the writer—concerning identity, authorship, legitimacy—has vexed readers for centuries.
Of Shakespeare, we know a few things, but lack of knowledge has never prevented people from speculating, sometimes wildly.
Persons:
Brian Seed, Prospero, Shakespeare, —, William Shakespeare’s, George Bernard Shaw
Organizations:
Avon
Locations:
Stratford, Avon, England