Books by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
“This is the kind of book in which a scholar who is patient enough to plough through the 700 pages will find things that will not appear in recent biographies that should have” Read more...
The best books on Shakespeare’s Life
James Shapiro, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps were recommended
The best books on Shakespeare’s Life, recommended by James Shapiro
Though many scholars have done meticulous work and brought to life slices of his life, writing a traditional, cradle-to-grave biography of Shakespeare is impossible, says Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro. Here he selects some of his favourite books tackling aspects of Shakespeare’s life, including the one he most wishes he had written himself.
