The Shakespeare Guide to Italy -- Richard Paul Roe

<p><strong>"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 Company</strong></p><p>Equal parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, <em>The Shakespeare Guide to Italy</em><strong> </strong>chronicles author Richard Paul Roe's 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. </p><p>More than 150 images illustrate and enhance Roe's captivating narrative, illuminating his lifelong journey and shining a light into the depths of Shakespeare's experiences in Italy. Until now, Shakespeare's use of Italian backdrops--<em>Romeo and Juliet</em>'s Verona, <em>Othello</em>'s Venice, <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>'s Messina, to name a few--has been the source of controversy and conjecture. With <em>The Shakespeare Guide to Italy</em>, Roe's meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars for centuries.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Richard Paul Roe<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper Perennial<br><b>Published:</b> 11/08/2011<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 2.08lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.46h x 7.14w x 0.83d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780062074263<br>