; ▁Greek , ▁Roman ▁and ▁Italian ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁' The ▁English ▁Pl ays ' ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁ ▁As im ov ▁dedicated ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁his ▁late ▁father , ▁Jud ah ▁As im ov . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Isaac ▁As im ov ▁bibli ography ▁( chron ological ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁by ▁Isaac ▁As im ov ▁Category : Double day ▁( publish er ) ▁books ▁Category : English - language ▁books ▁Category : Work s ▁about ▁William ▁Shakespeare <0x0A> </s> ▁Lou ▁Tel legen ▁( born ▁Is idor ▁Louis ▁Bernard ▁Ed mon ▁van ▁D omm elen , ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch - born ▁stage ▁and ▁film ▁actor , ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁screen writer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Tel legen ▁was ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁separated , ▁but ▁not ▁divor ced , ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁the ▁West - Ind ian ▁Army ▁Is id ore ▁Louis ▁Bernard ▁Ed mon ▁Tel legen ▁( 1 8 3 6 – 1 9 0 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁Anna ▁Maria ▁van ▁D omm elen ▁( 1 8 4 4 - 1 9 1 7 ), ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Edu ard ▁Hend rik ▁Jan ▁Storm ▁van ▁' s ▁Gra vez ande . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁stage ▁debut ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁in ▁