Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption

ISBN-13: 9781509896981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 400 str.

Robert McCrum

Opis

A deeply personal journey into Shakespeare's work that explores how it remains relevant and always has something to say about the times we are living in.

Recenzje

Shakespearean is a remarkable book, an illuminating and personal journey that takes us to the heart of Shakespeare's art and influence. From his account of the plays' quintessential Englishness to his exploration of what he shrewdly terms their 'negligent ambiguity,' McCrum's insights are hard-earned and deeply rewarding James Shapiro

O autorze

Robert McCrum was born and educated in Cambridge. For nearly twenty years he was editor-in-chief of the publishers Faber & Faber, until he suffered a severe stroke, the subject of his acclaimed memoir, My Year Off. From 1996 to 2009 he was literary editor of the Observer and associate editor until 2018. He is also the author of Shakespearean; Every Third Thought; Wodehouse: A Life; six novels; and the co-author of the international bestseller The Story of English.