Book description
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.
Professor James Shapiro, who teaches at Columbia University, is the
author of Rival Playwrights, Shakespeare and the Jews, and Oberammergau:
The Troubling Story of the World's Most Famous Passion Play.
