Publisher's Synopsis
'He was not of an age, but for all time!' were the prophetic words of Ben Johnson in his dedicatory poem prefacing the 1623 collection of Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies, which is commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio. Time has thus far supported Johnson's bold assertion. No writer before or since has equalled the Bard of Avon's prodigious achievement. Today his plays are performed all over the world in almost every language - the sun never sets on the works of Shakespeare.
