Who Was William Shakespeare?

　　小朋友，你知道誰是威廉˙莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)嗎？
威廉˙莎士比亞誕生於四百五十多年前的英國，寫過至少35部劇本，以及超過150首詩。他是個詩人、劇作家，他同時擁有自己的劇場，甚至也是演員中的一位呢！著名的羅密歐與朱麗葉就是他的作品之一，他可以說是西方文壇最偉大、最具影響力的作家之一。

　　Who was William Shakespeare?一書將這位文學界的巨擘作了簡單而詳盡描述，內容不僅涵蓋莎翁的生平以及著名劇作，更對四個世紀前的當時的英國環境背景有著生動的描寫，更加對莎士比亞這位傳奇人物有了深刻的認識。
想知道莎士比亞的第一部劇本是如何誕生的嗎？想知道當掛著紅旗的時候，今天劇院會上演什麼種類的戲劇嗎？所有問題的答案都在這本 Who was William Shakespeare?中，等著你把他們找出來！

The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts together the pieces of Shakespeare's life and work for young readers.

A writer, educator and social entrepreneur, Celeste has authored several award winning and best selling children’s books, including One Leaf Rides the Wind (Viking), Julia Morgan Built a Castle (Viking) and Who Was William Shakespeare? (Grosset & Dunlap). She teaches children’s literature for UC Berkeley Extension and creative writing for Join Our Story, an online platform she has created to share the joys of writing with seniors and other underserved populations. Celeste is currently working towards a PhD in Educational Technology at UC Santa Barbara, and writing, writing, writing!