ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many books did William Shakespeare write
A
18
B
19
C
20
D
21
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did Shakespeare write? Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. His 17 comedies include The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing.

Detailed explanation-3: -No, William Shakespeare did not write novels. The majority of his work is comprised of plays in both comedy and drama genres of theater. In addition to his plays, he also wrote poetry and published a collection of sonnets, a type of play with a rigid and stylized structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s generally agreed that Shakespeare wrote 37 plays between 1590 and 1612. In addition to these 37 plays there is one ‘lost’ play – Cardenio – plus a selection of plays that most academics agree Shakespeare collaborated on, such as Love’s Labour’s Won, Edward III, Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Tempest (1611–1612) Henry VIII (1612–1613) The Two Noble Kinsmen (1612–1613)

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