1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear

Informationen zum Autor James Shapiro, who teaches English at Columbia University in New York, is author of several books, including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (winner of the BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize in 2006), as well as Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? He also serves on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Klappentext Following the biographical style of 1599, this book traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear.The sequel to James Shapiro's multi-award winning bestseller 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare. Zusammenfassung Following the biographical style of 1599, this book traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear.

Product details

• Authors: James Shapiro, Shapiro James
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2016
• EAN: 9780571235797
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23579-7
• No. of pages: 423
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Shakespeare, History, European History, Warwickshire, West Midlands, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Theatre Studies, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean