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

Equal parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, TheShakespeare Guide to Italy chronicles author Richard Paul Roe'sthirty-year quest to find the locations in which Shakespeare set his tenItalian plays-delivering 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 enhanceRoe's captivating narrative, illuminating his lifelong journey and shining alight into the depths of Shakespeare's experiences in Italy. Until now,Shakespeare's use of Italian backdrops-Romeo and Juliet's Verona, Othello'sVenice, Much Ado About Nothing's Messina, to name a few-has been thesource of controversy and conjecture. With The Shakespeare Guide to Italy,Roe's meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars forcenturies.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.