1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

2005 book about William Shakespeare 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare File:Cover_of_1599_by_Shapiro.jpg James S. Shapiro Faber and Faber January 1, 2005 978-0-571-21481-5 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare is a 2005 book by James S. Shapiro about the life of William Shakespeare in the year 1599.Lister David 1599: a year in the life of William Shakespeare, by James Shapiro https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/1599-a-year-in-the-life-of-william-shakespeare-by-james-shapiro-752388.html 30 April 2023 The Independent 26 May 2005 enA Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 by James Shapiro https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780060088736 18 July 2005 30 April 2023 Publishers WeeklyMcCrum Robert To hold a mirror up to his nature https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/jun/05/biography.shakespeare 30 April 2023 The Observer 5 June 2005 1599 was the year Shakespeare finished writing Henry V, and wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It. In addition to detailing Shakespeare's life, Shapiro "delv[es] into evocative details of social, political, and artistic life in London in 1599."Graham Nicholas 2014-01-01 A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/a-year-in-the-life-of-william-shakespeare-1599 2023-07-03 Library Journal Critical reception 1599 received review from various sources. Publishers Weekly called 1599 an "accessible yet erudite work". The Guardian's Robert McCrum described 1599 as "an unforgettable illumination of a crucial moment in the life of our greatest writer". Kirkus Reviews said 1599 is "an intriguing addition to Shakespeare studies" that is "sure to be hated by Harold Bloom and others who view any attempt to locate the Bard in history as blasphemy against the religion of Pure Art, but open-minded readers will be stimulated and enriched by Shapiro’s contextual approach".2005-09-01 A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-shapiro/a-year-in-the-life-of-william-shakespeare/ 2023-07-03 Kirkus Reviews Awards 1599 won the 2006 Samuel Johnson Prize (now the Baillie Gifford prize)5 October 2008 Previous Winners of the Samuel Johnson Prize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/books/features/samueljohnson/samuel_johnson_past_winners.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081005030646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/books/features/samueljohnson/samuel_johnson_past_winners.shtml 5 October 2008 30 April 2023 BBC Four2006-06-27 Prize: The Samuel Johnson Winner https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=236 2023-07-03 Shelf Awareness and its "Winner of winners" in 2023.Shaffi Sarah 27 April 2023 James Shapiro wins Baillie Gifford anniversary prize with ‘extraordinary’ Shakespeare biography 1599 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/27/james-shapiro-wins-baillie-gifford-anniversary-prize-with-extraordinary-shakespeare-biography-1599 30 April 202327 April 2023 James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare wins… https://www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk/inside-the-covers/news/james-shapiros-1599-a-year-in-the-life-of-william-shakespeare-wins-the-winner-of-winners-award 30 April 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize en References Category:Works about William Shakespeare Category:2006 non-fiction books Category:1599 in England