Author | James S. Shapiro |
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Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | January 1, 2005 |
ISBN | 978-0-571-21481-5 |
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare is a 2006 book by James S. Shapiro about the life of William Shakespeare in the year 1599.[1][2][3] 1599 was the year Shakespeare finished writing Henry V, and wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It.[3] In addition to detailing Shakespeare's life, Shapiro "delv[es] into evocative details of social, political, and artistic life in London in 1599."[4]