{"product_id":"the-shakespeare-guide-to-italy-9780062074263","title":"The Shakespeare Guide to Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts literary detective story and vivid travelogue, \u003cem\u003eThe Shakespeare Guide to Italy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003echronicles 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore 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--\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e's Verona, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e's Venice, \u003cem\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e's Messina, to name a few--has been the source of controversy and conjecture. With \u003cem\u003eThe Shakespeare Guide to Italy\u003c\/em\u003e, Roe's meticulous study reveals the secrets that have eluded scholars for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoe, Richard Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIn addition to executing a private legal practice for more than forty years, Richard Paul Roe undertook a lifelong study of Shakespeare's Italian Plays. A recipient of degrees in English literature and European history from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as a juris doctor summa cum laude from the Southwestern University School of Law, he lived in Pasadena, California, until his death in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644436779282,"sku":"9780062074263","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79f3f337-afdf-4047-be17-46dbdba658fe.jpg?v=1733110160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shakespeare-guide-to-italy-9780062074263","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}