1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
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".
"'One of the few genuinely original biographies of Shakespeare' Jonathan Bate, Sunday Telegraph"
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571214815 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571214819 |
| Title | 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare |
| Author | James Shapiro |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2006-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction 2006 (Australia) |
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