Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?

Informationen zum Autor James Shapiro Klappentext For two hundred years after William Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. This book unravels the mystery of when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote the plays. Vorwort Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? is James Shapiro's investigation into who wrote Shakespeare's plays, from the bestselling author of 1599. Zusammenfassung For two hundred years after William Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. This book unravels the mystery of when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote the plays.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: James Shapiro, Shapiro James
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.01.2011
• EAN: 9780571235773
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23577-3
• No. of pages: 367
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Historiography, Theatre Studies, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean