1606 : William Shakespeare and the year of Lear
Shapiro, James, 1955-2015
Books, Manuscripts
This title traces Shakespeare's life and work from the autumn of 1605, when the author came upon an old and anonymous play - 'The True Chronicle History of King Leir' - in one of the bookstalls near his Silver Street lodgings. From there, the author traces the story's transformation into 'King Lear' as we know it - and then to 'Macbeth', written in 1606.
Main title:
1606 : William Shakespeare and the year of Lear / James Shapiro.
Author:
Shapiro, James, 1955-, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2015.
Collation:
xi, 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571235780 (hbk)
Dewey class:
822.33822.SHAK
LC class:
PR2819
Local class:
822.33
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
496867
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