Description: Contested Will by James Shapiro Examines current debates about the actual authors of Shakespeares plays, citing challenges from famous historical figures while discussing the sources of modern doubts and the authors own beliefs. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays. For more than two hundred years after William Shakespeares death, no one doubted that he had written his plays. Since then, however, dozens of candidates have been proposed for the authorship of what is generally agreed to be the finest body of work by a writer in the English language. In this remarkable book, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays. Among the doubters have been such writers and thinkers as Sigmund Freud, Henry James, Mark Twain, and Helen Keller. It is a fascinating story, replete with forgeries, deception, false claimants, ciphers and codes, conspiracy theories--and a stunning failure to grasp the power of the imagination. As Contested Will makes clear, much more than proper attribution of Shakespeares plays is at stake in this authorship controversy. Underlying the arguments over whether Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, or the Earl of Oxford wrote Shakespeares plays are fundamental questions about literary genius, specifically about the relationship of life and art. Are the plays (and poems) of Shakespeare a sort of hidden autobiography? Do Hamlet, Macbeth, and the other great plays somehow reveal who wrote them? Shapiro is the first Shakespeare scholar to examine the authorship controversy and its history in this way, explaining what it means, why it matters, and how it has persisted despite abundant evidence that William Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the plays attributed to him. This is a brilliant historical investigation that will delight anyone interested in Shakespeare and the literary imagination. Author Biography James Shapiro is the Larry Miller Professor of English at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1985. He is the author of several books, including 1599 and Contested Will, and is the recipient of many awards and fellowships. Shapiro is a Governor of the Folger Shakespeare Library. He lives in New York with his wife and son. Review "Fascinating." --The New Yorker"It is authoritative, lucid and devastatingly funny, and its brief concluding statement of the case for Shakespeare is masterly." --John Carey, The Sunday Times (London)"James Shapiro is an erudite Shakespearean and a convincing one. . . . A bravura performance." --Saul Rosenberg, The Wall Street Journal "Shapiro is an engaging and elegant guide . . . a masterful work of literary history, an empathetic chronicle of eccentricity, and a calmly reasoned vindication of the Stratford man." --Kevin OKelly, The Boston Globe Review Quote "Shapiro is an engaging and elegant guide . . . a masterful work of literary history, an empathetic chronicle of eccentricity, and a calmly reasoned vindication of the Stratford man." Kevin OKelly, The Boston Globe Details ISBN1416541632 Author James Shapiro Short Title CONTESTED WILL Pages 352 Publisher Simon & Schuster Language English ISBN-10 1416541632 ISBN-13 9781416541639 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Illustrations Yes Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-04-19 Subtitle Who Wrote Shakespeare? Imprint Simon & Schuster Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-04-19 NZ Release Date 2011-04-19 US Release Date 2011-04-19 UK Release Date 2011-04-19 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:36419899;
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