James Shapiro, aprofessor at Columbia University in New York, is the author of Rival Playwrights, Shakespeare and the Jews, and Oberammergau.
"Very distinguished...captivating...Shapiro succeeds where others have fallen short." -- William E. Cain, Boston Globe"Only an extraordinary scholar could illuminate Shakespeare's singular genius by demonstrating how much his work owes to Elizabethan cultureandsociety." -- Alexandra Alter, Chicago Tribune"James Shapiro throws an unusually searching light across Shakespeare's creative genius and makes him come truly alive." -- The Economist"Superb--the product of marathon scholarship, inspired insight, narrative flair, astute surmise and searching intelligence." -- Peter Kemp, Sunday Times (London)"an unforgettable illumination of a crucial moment in the life of our greatest writer." -- Robert McCrum, The Observer"[This] is one of the few genuinely original biographies of Shakespeare." -- Jonathan Bate, Sunday Telegraph"a brilliantly readable and revealing narrative." -- Nicholas Hytner, The Guardian"For Irish readers...by far the best account yet written of the relationship between this island and Shakespeare's work." -- Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times"If Will in the World is essentially an extremely good historical novel, [YLOWS] is history itself" -- Jeremy Treglown, Financial Times"Excellent book....superbly illuminating....Shapiro deserves whoops of applause." -- Sam Leith, The Spectator"Shapiro gives us a Shakespeare who chronicles his age, in a biographical form that speaks clearly to our own." -- Francis Wilson, Saturday Telegraph"Quite brilliant....It gives a whole large picture of his life, times, and achievement. Wonderful." -- Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate (England)"As a yarn, this is up there with The Da Vinci Code but in 1599 it's all true!" -- Sir Ian McKellen"Mr. Shapiro has given us by his encyclopedic scholarship and lucid narrative a hitherto unknown Shakespeare." -- Jacques Barzun, author of From Dawn to Decadence"[P]assionately written study, the product of deep scholarship and acute critical thought... fascinating." -- Stanley Wells, Editor of The Oxford Shakespeare"a stunning exhibition of scholarly intelligence by an academic deeply committed to arriving at the truth." -- Christopher Rush, Sunday Herald, Halifax"deliciously vivid....Shapiro weaves a tantalising narrative." -- David Lister, The Independent"Shapiro's scrupulous scholarship has given us a Shakespeare both for his time and our own." -- David Scott Kastan, General Editor, The Arden Shakespeare"An intriguing addition to Shakespeare studies...open-minded readers will be stimulated and enriched by Shapiro's contextual approach." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"This book is a masterpiece, simply a masterpiece." -- Booklist (starred review)
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