The life of William Shakespeare; arguably the most significant figure in the Western literary canon; is relatively unknown. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1565; possibly on the 23rd April; St. Georgersquo;s Day; and baptised there on 26th April. Little is known of his education and the first firm facts to his life relate to his marriage; aged 18; to Anne Hathaway; who was 26 and from the nearby village of Shottery. Anne gave birth to their first son six months later. Shakespearersquo;s first play; The Comedy of Errors began a procession of real heavyweights that were to emanate from his pen in a career of just over twenty years in which 37 plays were written and his reputation forever established. This early skill was recognised by many and by 1594 the Lord Chamberlainrsquo;s Men were performing his works. With the advantage of Shakespearersquo;s progressive writing they rapidly became Londonrsquo;s leading company of players; affording him more exposure and; following the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603; a royal patent by the new king; James I; at which point they changed their name to the Kingrsquo;s Men. By 1598; and despite efforts to pirate his work; Shakespearersquo;s name was well known and had become a selling point in its own right on title pages. No plays are attributed to Shakespeare after 1613; and the last few plays he wrote before this time were in collaboration with other writers; one of whom is likely to be John Fletcher who succeeded him as the house playwright for the Kingrsquo;s Men. William Shakespeare died two months later on April 23rd; 1616; survived by his wife; two daughters and a legacy of writing that none have since yet eclipsed.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Essential Update to GottmannBy L. KorossyJean Gottmanns 1961 "Megalopolis" was the foundational document of a new paradigm in the social sciences: the study of cities as regional phenomena rather than single points with outlying effects. Mostly social geography; but parts history; political science; sociology; economics; public policy; and more; "Megalopolis" has been widely influential in all these fields; as well as a fascinating case study of the US Northeast. Although an instant classic; it is today somewhat dated; with over sixty years having passed since its publication; along with sixty years of growth and development in the study region (including the construction of I-95!) as well as new developments in megalopoli around the world.John Rennie Shorts "Liquid City" is the essential update to Gottmanns watershed work. It revisits each concept explored and documented by Gottmann (using; in part; data from the 2000 Census); to examine what time has wrought in the Northeast; and how Gottmanns predictions and analysis hold up today. The answer? They hold up pretty well; and Short ventures to make his own predictions -- well see about them sometime in the 2060s; I suppose. Until then; this is an essential work to be read alongside Gottmann; or even just on its own.
