Front Row | James Shapiro on Shakespeare

Duration: 42'12''

Synopsis

James Shapiro will be discussing 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, his portrait of the most impactful year of Shakespeare's life during which he wrote Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It and, most remarkably, Hamlet.

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