A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599

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Publisher's Synopsis

An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year--1599--that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. How was Shakespeare transformed 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 sees, and whom he works with as he invests in the new Globe Theatre and creates four of his most famous plays--Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet. Shapiro illuminates both Shakespeare's staggering achievement and what Elizabethans experienced in the course of 1599: sending off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathering an Armada threat from Spain, gambling on the fledgling East India Company, and waiting to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen.--From. publisher description.

Book information

ISBN: 9780060088736
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Pub date:
Edition: 1st US Edition
DEWEY: 822.33
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 394
Weight: 735g
Height: 233mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 36mm