A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
0060088737
Physical Desc
xix, 394 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0060088737
Notes
General Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-376) and index. Winter -- A battle of wills -- A great blow in Ireland -- Burial at Westminster -- A sermon at Richmond -- Band of brothers -- Spring -- The globe rises -- Book burning -- Is this a holiday? -- Summer -- The invisible Armada -- The passionate pilgrim -- Simple truth suppressed -- The forest of Arden -- Autumn -- Things dying, things newborn -- Essays and soliloquies -- Second thoughts. 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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.
Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644)
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- As you like it.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Henry V.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Julius Caesar.
Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century.
Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.
Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644)
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- As you like it.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Henry V.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Julius Caesar.
Theater -- England -- London -- History -- 16th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shapiro, J. (2005). A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599 (1st U.S. ed.). HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, James, 1955-. 2005. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, James, 1955-. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599 New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, James. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599 1st U.S. ed., HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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