Shakespeare's Comedies, The Passionate Pilgrim, and the Idea of a Reading Public.

SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; PASSIONATE Pilgrim, The (Book); HISTORY of books & reading; SIXTEENTH century; MUCH Ado About Nothing (Play : Shakespeare); AS You Like It (Play : Shakespeare)

The article discusses comedies written by playwright William Shakespeare and discusses "The Passionate Pilgrim", an anthology of poems that were attributed to Shakespeare. Topics discussed include Shakespeare's works including the plays "Much Ado about Nothing" and "As You Like It", and readership and the idea of a reading public in early modern England.