He was 29.
Shakespeare published his poem Venus and Adonis in 1593.
Venus and Adonis was the first poem Shakespeare published, in 1593. Nobody knows how many sonnets he had written by then.
Venus and Adonis, an erotic poem, which he published in 1593.
His first literary success was his poem Venus and Adonis.
Shakespeare's first printed work is thought to have been the poem Venus and Adonis, printed in 1593.
Shakespeare only ever published his poems Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucrece in 1593 and 1594 respectively. He was not responsible for the publications of his plays which were either pirate copies or published by his acting company. Shakespeare never claimed publication rights in his plays and never published them.
Venus and Adonis. First published in 1593, it was Shakespeare's first published work and was very successful, going into a number of printings. He was already well known for his plays at the time, but Venus and Adonis certainly boosted his reputation.
Shakespeare's first published work was Venus and Adonis in 1593. His other long poem The Rape of Lucrece was published the next year. About half of the plays were published individually over the years. In 1609 the Sonnets were published. In 1623 the First Folio, the first collection of Shakespeare's plays, was first published. Many of his plays were published for the first time at that time.
In 1593, a plague outbreak in London caused the theatres to close. Shakespeare had chosen not to leave London, but rather had chosen to stay and put the finishing touches to his first published work, Venus and Adonis.
The first time William Shakespeare appeared in public as a poet was in 1593. The poem he had written was Venus and Adonis.
The first book written by William Shakespeare is believed to be "Venus and Adonis," a narrative poem published in 1593. This poem is a retelling of the myth of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, and Adonis, a handsome youth.
Henry VI and Titus Andronicus were the first of Shakespeare's plays to be published, in 1594. But his poem Venus and Adonis was published the year before, in 1593.Henry VI was Shakespeare's first play.