00000nam a2200000 a 4500 UP-1685675941131650570 Buklod 20241014131214.0 a r |||| u| ta 231214s2005 nyu abf b 001 0beng 0060088737 (acid-free paper) 0978060088736 (acid-free paper) UPVT-00020030341 DLC UPTC aacr eng PR 2907 S47 2005 Shapiro, James 1955- A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599 James Shapiro. 1st U.S. ed. New York HarperCollins Publishers 2005. xix, 394 p., [8] p. of plates ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-376) and index. 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. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. 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. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Homes and haunts England London. Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644) Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography. Theater England London History 16th century. Southwark (London, England) Social life and customs. Book FO UPTAC UPTAC PR 2907 S47 2005 Book