1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

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 Presents the history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of literature. In this one year, we follow what he reads and writes, what he saw, and who he worked with as he creates four of his most famous plays - "Henry V", "Julius Caesar", "As You Like It", and "Hamlet". Zusammenfassung Presents the history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of literature. In this one year, we follow what he reads and writes, what he saw, and who he worked with as he creates four of his most famous plays - "Henry V", "Julius Caesar", "As You Like It", and "Hamlet".

Product details

• Authors: James Shapiro, Shapiro James
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.04.2006
• EAN: 9780571214815
• ISBN: 978-0-571-21481-5
• No. of pages: 425
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, English, DRAMA / Shakespeare, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Biography, Literature & Literary studies, Biography: writers, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean