Product Overview
Equal parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, TheShakespeare Guide to Italy chronicles author Richard Paul Roesthirty-year quest to find the locations in which Shakespeare set his tenItalian playsdelivering a text which will forever change our understanding ofhow to read the Bard of Avon and irrevocably alter our vision of who WilliamShakespeare really was. More than 150 full-color images illustrate and enhanceRoes captivating narrative, illuminating his lifelong journey and shining alight into the depths of Shakespeares experiences in Italy. Until now,Shakespeares use of Italian backdropsRomeo and Juliets Verona, OthellosVenice, Much Ado About Nothings Messina, to name a fewhas been thesource of controversy and conjecture. With The Shakespeare Guide to Italy,Roes meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars forcenturies.
