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

ISBN: 0062074261

Author: Roe, Richard Paul

Condition: New

Exciting, original, and convincing. . . . This book is essential reading for all concerned with who really wrote the works of Shakespeare. A thrilling journey of discovery." -Sir Derek Jacobi, Shakespearean actor, Associate Artist, Royal Shakespeare CompanyEqual parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, The Shakespeare Guide to Italychronicles author Richard Paul Roes thirty-year quest to find the locations in which Shakespeare set his ten Italian plays-delivering a text which will forever change our understanding of how to read the Bard of Avon and irrevocably alter our vision of who William Shakespeare really was.More than 150 images illustrate and enhance Roes captivating narrative, illuminating his lifelong journey and shining a light into the depths of Shakespeares experiences in Italy. Until now, Shakespeares use of Italian backdrops-Romeo and Juliets Verona, Othellos Venice, Much Ado About Nothings Messina, to name a few-has been the source of controversy and conjecture. With The Shakespeare Guide to Italy, Roes meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars for centuries.

• Harper Perennial