Shakespearean - On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

Zusatztext A beguiling mix of memoir, literary criticism and biography Informationen zum Autor Robert McCrum was born and educated in Cambridge. For nearly twenty years he was editor-in-chief of the publishers Faber & Faber, until he suffered a severe stroke, the subject of his acclaimed memoir, My Year Off. From 1996 to 2009 he was literary editor of the Observer and associate editor until 2018. He is also the author of Every Third Thought; Wodehouse: A Life; six novels; and the co-author of the international bestseller The Story of English. Klappentext Praise for Shakespearean 'An illuminating and personal journey that takes us to the heart of Shakespeare’s art and influence. From his account of the plays’ quintessential Englishness to his exploration of what he shrewdly terms their "negligent ambiguity," McCrum’s insights are hard-earned and deeply rewarding' James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare ‘Brilliant, wise, elegant and profoundly moving . . . a captivating portrait of Shakespeare and ourselves’ Joanna Kavenna Praise for Every Third Thought ‘Moving, intellectual and unsentimental. I think it will become a classic’ Melvyn Bragg Praise for My Year Off ‘Not only a riveting account of sudden illness, but also of love being put under a real test: a heart-warming triumph’ Kazuo Ishiguro Vorwort A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare's work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in. Zusammenfassung A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare's work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Mccrum
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2020
• EAN: 9781509896974
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-9697-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 225 mm x 41 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Memoirs, DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events, Politics & government, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, c 1500 to c 1600, Shakespeare Plays, POETRY / Shakespeare