5/19/2023 0 Comments The year of lear by james shapiroMICHAEL WITMORE: From the Folger Shakespeare Library, this is Shakespeare Unlimited. Previous: Editing Shakespeare | Next: Music for Shakespeare’s Lyrics We had help from Melissa Marquis at NPR in Washington and Larry Josephson at the Radio Foundation in New York. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. This podcast episode, “I Have Years on My Back,” was produced by Richard Paul. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or NPR One.įrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. James Shapiro also discussed The Year of Lear at a Folger Shakespeare Library event on October 7, 2015. James Shapiro is also a member of the Folger’s Board of Governors. The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, was published October 6, 2015, by Simon & Schuster. His new book, The Year of Lear, examines how the events of 1606 touched Shakespeare’s life and whether they are reflected in his work. James Shapiro, our guest for this episode of Shakespeare Unlimited, is a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. It was also a time in which the king of England, James I, faced internal political challenges that threatened to tear the nation apart. It was the year in which he wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. 1606 was a critical year for Shakespeare’s creative career.
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