The Shakespeare Guide to Italy: Retracing the Bard's Unknown

The Shakespeare Guide to Italy: Retracing the Bard's Unknown Travels
- Harper Perennial
Equal parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, TheShakespeare Guide to Italy chronicles author Richard Paul Roeâ€™sthirty-year quest to find the locations in which Shakespeare set his tenItalian playsâ€”delivering a text which will forever change our understanding ofhow to read the Bard of Avon and irrevocably alter our vision of who WilliamShakespeare really was. More than 150 full-color images illustrate and enhanceRoeâ€™s captivating narrative, illuminating his lifelong journey and shining alight into the depths of Shakespeareâ€™s experiences in Italy. Until now,Shakespeareâ€™s use of Italian backdropsâ€”Romeo and Julietâ€™s Verona, Othelloâ€™sVenice, Much Ado About Nothingâ€™s Messina, to name a fewâ€”has been thesource of controversy and conjecture. With The Shakespeare Guide to Italy,Roeâ€™s meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars forcenturies.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780062074263
ReleaseDate 2011-11-08
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780062074263

The Shakespeare Guide to Italy: Retracing the Bard's Unknown Travels