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The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606
By Shapiro, James
- ISBN
- 9781416541646 9781476745794
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
While often cited for their eternal qualities, William Shakespeare's plays were very much rooted in a specific time and place. Following his successful A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599, Shapiro (Larry Miller Professor of English, Columbia Univ.; Contested Will) looks at the momentous year of 1606, during which Shakespeare wrote three of his great tragedies: King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
