Paul Menzer

This engaging and fresh biography begins by examining how Shakespeare’s life turns into myth so comfortably as to seduce even the most sceptical scholar. The early departure, the late return. Public success, private loss. A twilight of plays about family reunions, a death at home in the biggest house in town, the one he walked by as a schoolboy and...

The Complete Life of William Shakespeare by Paul Menzer offers a condensed but captivating glimpse into Shakespeare’s extraordinarily ordinary life, weaving a charming biography from a tale of love, loss, and return. From his early departure to his final homecoming, Menzer explores the wonder of Shakespeare’s story through the limited facts available, guiding us with the language and characters that...