William Shakespeare poet and dramatist, 1564-1616
(DVD Video)

Major works: Henry VI parts 1, 2, & 3 (1590-1592) -- Richard III (1591) -- A midsummer night's dream (1594) -- Comedy of errors (1594) -- Taming of the shrew (1594) -- Titus Andronicus (1594) -- Love's labors lost (1595) -- Richard II (1595) -- Henry V (1597) -- King John (1597) -- Romeo & Juliet (1597) -- Two gentlemen of Verona (1598) -- Julius Caesar (1599) -- As you like it (1600) -- Hamlet (1600) -- Much ado about nothing (1600) -- Twelfth Night (1600) -- All's well that ends well (1601) -- Merry wives of Windsor (1602) -- Troilus & Cressida (1602) -- Measure for measure (1603) -- Othello (1603) -- Macbeth (1606) -- Antony & Cleopatra (1607) -- Coriolanus (1607) -- Pericles (1607) --Timon of Athens (1607) -- Cymbeline (1609) -- The winter's tale (1610) -- Henry VIII (1613).

Special feature includes an "Overview of major works."

Music by Byrd, Weelkes, Morely, Dowland ; music performed by Elysium Ensemble

Narrator, David Strong (uncredited).

Using old maps, contemporary drawings, paintings, portraits and other archive materials to examine Shakespeare's early years in Stratford throughout his literary career in London.

DVD (NTSC), encoded for all regions, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 sound.