In Shakespeare's Shadow - A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True Source Behind the World's Greatest Plays (Paperback)

What if Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare . . . but someone else wrote him first? Acclaimed author of The Map Thief, Michael Blanding presents the twinning narratives of renegade scholar Dennis McCarthy and Elizabethan courtier Sir Thomas North. Unlike those who believe someone else secretly wrote Shakespeare, McCarthy argues that Shakespeare wrote the plays, but he adapted them from source plays written by North decades before. In Shakespeare's Shadow alternates between the enigmatic life of North, the intrigues of the Tudor court, the rivalries of English Renaissance theater, and academic outsider McCarthy's attempts to air his provocative ideas in the clubby world of Shakespearean scholarship. Through it all, Blanding employs his keen journalistic eye to craft a captivating drama, upending our understanding of the beloved playwright and his "singular genius." Winner of the 2021 International Book Award in Narrative Non-Fiction

General

Imprint:	Hachette Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Michael Blanding
Dimensions:	208 x 136 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-49327-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-316-49327-9
Barcode:	9780316493277

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