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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
How did Shakespeare go from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? Here at last is an intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. First published 2005.
1599 : A year in the life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
$49.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Here is the intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature as we know it.How did Shakespeare go from being a talented writer of comedies and histories to become one of the greatest writers of tragedies who ever lived? ...Show more
1606: Shakespeare and the Year of Lear by James Shapiro
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear. 1606 proved to be an especially grim year for ...Show more
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear by James Shapiro
$39.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
Ten years ago James Shapiro won the Samuel Johnson Prize for his best-seller 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare. Now, to mark the forthcoming 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, comes a compelling look at a no less extraordinary year in his life: 1606. 1606 is an intimate portrait of ...Show more
Buy Now, Pay Later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay by Jonathan Shapiro, James Eyers
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
The fascinating behind the scenes story of the brash Aussie technology start up that changed the way a whole generation around the world does their shopping. Millennials love it. Amateur investors made millions out of it, and its founders became billionaires. But professional investors steered clear, re ...Show more
Contested Will : Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
For two hundred years after Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. Since then dozens of rival candidates - including Sir Francis Bacon and the Earl of Oxford - have been proposed as their true author. Contested Will unravels the mystery of when and why so ...Show more
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
For two hundred years after Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. Since then dozens of rival candidates - including Sir Francis Bacon and the Earl of Oxford - have been proposed as their true author. "Contested Will" unravels the mystery of when and why s ...Show more
Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.
Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro
$22.99 AUD
Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance
From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.
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