William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He has invented over 1700 words some of which are common. (Source.)
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| Born | 20 April 1564 |
| Died | 23 April 1616 |
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English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
| Born | 20 April 1564 |
| Died | 23 April 1616 |
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Drama, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, English drama, Plays, Juvenile drama, Fiction, Children's plays, Stage history, English Young adult drama, Tragedy, Juvenile literature, Dramatic production, Vendetta, Kings and rulers, Youth, Man-woman relationships, performing arts, Conflict of generations, Promptbooks, English Love stories, Love-Romance-Fiction, Suicide, Love in adolescence, Suspense-FictionPlaces
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- OLID: OL9388A
- Amazon ID: B000APWKO4
- BookBrainz: 49d873e6-7f3e-4160-9833-5b17d89cf4dc
- GoodReads: 947
- ISNI: 0000000121032683
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118613723
- Library of Congress Names: n78095332
- LibraryThing: shakespearewilliam
- LibriVox: 37
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- Project Gutenberg: 65
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000356
- Storygraph: 9652222f-c517-42c7-bbe6-06e45afaac19
- VIAF: 96994048
- Wikidata: Q692
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q692
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- The Bard of Avon
- Cletus Shakespeare
- Guillermo Shakespeare
- Jack William Shakespeare
- Mason Lawrence
- Shakespeare
- Uïlʹi͡am Shekspir
- William Shakespere
- William Shakspeare
- Williams Shakespeares
- Willian Shakespeare
- Willian Shakespiere
- Willliam Shakespeare
- Willliam Shakespere
- Wlliam Shakespeare
- Вильям Шекспир
- Уильям Шекспир
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