Shakespeare and co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Johnson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the other players in his story (1st U.S. ed.)

One of the greatest of all English figures, Shakespeare is a dominant force in our imaginations, a yardstick for great poetry and plays, and a quintessential Englishman.

Yet to consider him as an icon is to forget that he was one among a community of immensely talented writers and actors.