Age of Shakespeare Book

I read this to see if the book was something I could recommend to people as a non-academic introduction to Shakespeare. Alas, it is not. There were four or five flat out mistakes and several other interpretative issues, that is, there is quite a lot presented as fact that is really interpretation. Still, it is the factual errors that are most troubling.

Aside from the errors, the book reads reasonably well, is informative about most Shakespearean issues, weaves in plenty of context to understand the writer in his time, and many of the illustrations are well-chosen as are the readings in the back.

Misinforming readers is a considerable issue, however, so even though there is much to praise in the book I cannot recommend it.