JAMES SHAPIRO "A Year in the Life of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: 1599"
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2013
- Prof. James Shapiro of Columbia University discusses his book "A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599," a fascinating history about the life and times of the great playwright.
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This is the second video I have seen featuring James Shapiro and I am very much impressed with his knowledge and scholarship. Definitely going to read his "Year in the Life!"
Seven months later and I am just finishing this remarkable book. I love the interweaving of history and literature in this book and I recommend it very highly. 10/10 for me and there is only one other Shakespeare book rates this high. Very eager to read his other "year" book that features 1606 and Lear.
Be prepared to read a lot of sentences that say Shakespeare "must have," "probably," "would have," etc. I enjoyed the history part of the book but the Shakespeare part? It's all rank speculation. Pure fiction. If you're not already someone who has read authorship controversy stuff, you might very well be after reading this complete Shakespeare fabrication. I recommend Elizabeth Winkler's tremendous new book. Deeply researched and very engaging. Hard to put down.
Where's the ending?
Total Fantasy.
So, the interview narrates the book's detail. Well, why read the book?
What an amazing imagination Shapiro has. He says all the stuff he makes up with great confidence. 21:10
'Kempe sold his share in 1599' - source?
'Shake wrote at night. Went to book stores.' - source?
What a load of hooey! Shapiro is full of it. The reference to, "the general of our gracious Empress....Bringing rebellion broached on his sword...." is not to the failed mission of the Earl of Essex, but to the successful one of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, whose forces captured and beheaded the Irish rebel, Earl of Desmond, in November of 1583. Butler had been named by Elizabeth 'Lord General' of her forces in Ireland. Shakespeare even takes language from Butler's letter that accompanied Desmond's severed head back to England. That read: "...so now is this traytor come to the ende I have long looked for, appointed by God to dye by the sword to end his rebellion."
Further, the Greek Chorus in Henry V is there to answer (and mock) the criticisms of Sir Philip Sidney in his monograph, 'In Defense of Poesie'. Shakespeare answers the specific criticisms Sidney made, and for good measure throws in some more in Act III, scene 7 with a lengthy dialogue among the French noblemen and 'the Dolphin'. The latter of whom, in bragging about his horsemanship says he has written a sonnet to his horse. Three guesses who, in actuality, wrote a sonnet to his horse.
How the might Ivy League has fallen.
Do you have any sources on that?
He was about to reveal the conspiracy so they cut him off. :/
" a great talker" !?