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William Shakespeare, poet, playwright and actor, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, the son of a glover, merchant and justice of the peace. He attended grammar school and later went to London, where he worked hard on his career, becoming established as a dramatist by 1592. He he is generally regarded as the world's greatest English writer. John Heminges (1556-1630) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. He was also the financial manager for the King's Men. Henry Condell (1576-1627) was a British actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing and editing the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. Jennie Votava is an Associate Professor of English at Allegheny College. She is author of Shakespeare's Histories on Screen: Adaptation, Race, and Intersectionality and has also published essays in Renaissance Drama, Shakespeare Survey, and Shakespeare Bulletin, as well as in edited collections such as Contagion and the Shakespearean Stage. |
