1599
by:
James Shapiro (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780571214808 (0571214800)
Publish date: June 2nd 2005
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Literary Fiction,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry
bookshelves: paper-read, giftee, winter-20152016, tbr-busting-2016, nonfiction, non-fic-feb-2016, published-2005, willsphernalia, lit-crit, biography, britain-england, play-dramatisation, snow-times, reference Recommended to Bettie☯ by: Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Read from August 20, 2014 to...
This book started off strong, but dragged a bit in the middle. The author is clearly very good at this subject: the world of William Shakespeare in the year 1599. The book is broken up into sections: spring, summer, fall, and winter. The spring was interesting because of the legal difficulties of Mr...
A pretty good look at how the events in one year - both nationally and personally - might have impacted Shakespeare's writing. Unlike some authors I can think of, Shapiro keeps the guesswork to almost non-existent and is always very clear when he is guessing.I would've liked a look at connection be...
9 years ago
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