1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: Winner of the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award 2023 (Paperback)

James Shapiro (author)

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Paperback 464 Pages
Published: 06/04/2006

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Synopsis

Exploring how Shakespeare worked as an actor, businessman and playwright, Shapiro’s thrilling and detailed narrative sheds light on an extraordinary year in the life of the Bard.

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners Award

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2006

How did Shakespeare go from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived?

In this one exhilarating year we follow what he reads and writes, what he saw and who he worked with as he invests in the new Globe theatre and creates four of his most famous plays - Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet.

This book brings the news, intrigue and flavour of the times together with wonderful detail about how Shakespeare worked as an actor, businessman and playwright, to create an exceptionally immediate and gripping account of an inspiring moment in history

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571214815
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 386 g
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 28 mm
Edition: Main