威廉·莎士比亚(1564-1616)，欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最伟大的剧作家和诗人，世界最杰出的大文豪。莎士比亚出生于英国沃里克都斯特拉特福镇的一个商人家庭，七岁上学，十六岁时因家境贫困而辍学。二十二岁时他离开家乡独自来到伦敦。最初在剧场里看马、做杂役，1588年前后开始创作剧本。 莎翁一生写下了不可胜数的剧本和诗歌，流传下来的有三十七部戏剧、两首长诗和一百五十四首十四行诗。他的主要成就是戏剧，被同时代的戏剧家称为“时代的灵魂”。而作为一位伟大的诗人，其十四行诗也被称为奉献给世界的“不朽的绝唱”。 1616年，莎翁逝世。巧合的是，他的生卒同为4月25日。

约翰·F. 瓦希克（John F. Wasik），美国杰出财经记者，彭博社专栏作家，出版19部著作，其专栏文章和深度报道共获18种奖项，被世界五大洲400多家媒体刊载。 译者徐丹，上海海事大学英美文学硕士，现为自由译者。

威廉·莎士比亚(1564-1616)，欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最伟大的剧作家和诗人，世界最杰出的大文豪。莎士比亚出生于英国沃里克都斯特拉特福镇的一个商人家庭，七岁上学，十六岁时因家境贫困而辍学。二十二岁时他离开家乡独自来到伦敦。最初在剧场里看马、做杂役，1588年前后开始创作剧本。 莎翁一生写下了不可胜数的剧本和诗歌，流传下来的有三十七部戏剧、两首长诗和一百五十四首十四行诗。他的主要成就是戏剧，被同时代的戏剧家称为“时代的灵魂”。而作为一位伟大的诗人，其十四行诗也被称为奉献给世界的“不朽的绝唱”。 1616年，莎翁逝世。巧合的是，他的生卒同为4月25日。

约翰·F. 瓦希克（John F. Wasik），美国杰出财经记者，彭博社专栏作家，出版19部著作，其专栏文章和深度报道共获18种奖项，被世界五大洲400多家媒体刊载。 译者徐丹，上海海事大学英美文学硕士，现为自由译者。

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