Why and when was Shakespeare sometimes described as 'lost'?

What are the William Shakespeare 'Lost Years'?; What documented evidence is available? What did he do after he left ... This time is therefore referred to as the First Lost Years; The Second Lost Years - Between 1582 and 1592 there were only four documented facts about William Shakespeare. read more

The word"lost" is associated with Shakespeare in two major ways (other than the title of Love's Labour's Lost). First are the"lost years," roughly 1585 to 1592. These are the years that there are no known records of Shakespeare's life. read more

Influences on and reasons why William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest Posted on August 7, 2015 August 7, 2015 by alexandrasorewa The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare, is believed to have been written in 1610–11 and is also thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote. read more

If Shakespeare wrote any letters to his friends or kept manuscript copies of the plays he wrote, no one has ever found them. We don't even have evidence that Shakespeare owned any books. One of the biggest mysteries about William Shakespeare, however, is that he completely disappears for more than seven years. read more