Overview
Unlike any other book on Shakespeare, this richly detailed biography takes a single year and from the events of those twelve months illuminates the whole of the dramatist's creative life. During 1599, William Shakespeare broke through to a new level, writing four of his greatest plays: Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Hamlet. In each play he made a significant dramatic advance and staked out new territory. He also oversaw the building of the Globe Theater, settled into living in Southwark, and shared with his countrymen the extraordinary events of this remarkable year: an English invasion of Ireland, the terrifying threat of a Spanish invasion, and the creation of the famed East India Company.
Full Product Details
Author: Professor James Shapiro (Columbia University) ,
Lewis Grenville ,
Lewis Grenville
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.00cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 16.60cm
Weight: 0.463kg
ISBN: 9780792737919
ISBN 10: 0792737911
Publication Date: 01 November 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
As a yarn, this is up there with The Da Vinci Code-but in A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare it's all true! -- Sir Ian McKellen Superb-the product of marathon scholarship, inspired insight, narrative flair, astute surmise and searching intelligence. -- Sunday Times (London) Only an extraordinary scholar could illuminate Shakespeare's singular genius by demonstrating how much his work owes to Elizabethan culture and society. -- Chicago Tribune Very distinguished...captivating...Shapiro succeeds where others have fallen short. -- Boston Globe A brilliantly readable and revealing narrative. -- The Guardian This book is a masterpiece, simply a masterpiece. -- Booklist (starred review) An intriguing addition to Shakespeare studies, stressing his immersion in the issues of his time...open-minded readers will be stimulated and enriched by Shapiro's contextual approach. -- Kirkus (starred review)
An intriguing addition to Shakespeare studies, stressing his immersion in the issues of his time...open-minded readers will be stimulated and enriched by Shapiro's contextual approach. -- Kirkus (starred review) This book is a masterpiece, simply a masterpiece. -- Booklist (starred review) A brilliantly readable and revealing narrative. -- The Guardian Very distinguished...captivating...Shapiro succeeds where others have fallen short. -- Boston Globe Only an extraordinary scholar could illuminate Shakespeare's singular genius by demonstrating how much his work owes to Elizabethan culture and society. -- Chicago Tribune Superb-the product of marathon scholarship, inspired insight, narrative flair, astute surmise and searching intelligence. -- Sunday Times (London) As a yarn, this is up there with The Da Vinci Code-but in A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare it's all true! -- Sir Ian McKellen
Author Information
James Shapiro is professor of English at Columbia University, where he has been the most admired lecturer in the university. He has written several scholarly books on Shakespeare. He lives in New York City. Lewis Grenville is an audiobook narrator and actor whose extensive theater credits include Camelot, Cabaret, 1776, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar. His other credits include narrator and spokesperson roles in corporate, promotional, and training films for many high profile corporations and government agencies. He has narrated National Geographic's Puzzles from the Past, and his television credits include One Life to Live.
