Mysterious Shakespeare

In 2002, the BBC television channel placed the playwright in fifth place in the TOP-100s of the greatest British, placing him between Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton, but there are still doubts about whether this person actually existed.

Due to the lack of fully preserved documentation of the time of the 16th century, as well as the worship of this master of the word, the figure of William Shakespeare is shrouded in myths and speculation, which, although widespread, are not always true. There are hundreds of his biographies - longer, significant, thorough and, undoubtedly, more accurate in relation to facts - however, the biography written by Row deserves a serious attitude even three centuries after its appearance. The first biographer and one of the first editors of his plays reveals the secret of Shakespeare's life.

about the author. Row Nicholas (1674-1718). The English poet, the playwright, who took the post of poet-laureate. Being the most successful playwright of his time, Row also became the first editor of Shakespeare. In 1709, he released the first collected works in six volumes, which was also opened by the first biographical essay. “Tragedy Jane Shor” (1714), one of the most popular plays by Row, was, by his own admission, based on the imitation of the Shakespearean style.