{"product_id":"the-shakespeare-diaries-a-fictional-autobiography-hardcover","title":"The Shakespeare Diaries: A Fictional Autobiography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Wearing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was Shakespeare thinking while he was writing Hamlet? What did he and Ben Jonson talk about when they were having a drink together? Did he meet Queen Elizabeth? What might Shakespeare have said to the formidable monarch? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespeare Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, J. P. Wearing, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Arizona, blends fact with fiction to create a unique fictional autobiography of the great playwright that takes the reader into The Bard's life like never before. \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespeare Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e provides a window into Shakespeare's world--his day-to-day life, his work, his friends and associates, and his view of daily events--thus giving readers a vivid impression of the Elizabethan era and Shakespeare's role within that society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting in diary form, in the delightfully whimsical style of Shakespeare himself, Wearing incorporates many fragments of lines and phrases from The Bard's plays and poems. Fascinating endnotes provide further annotation and information for those readers who wish to know more. Readers new to Shakespeare will be drawn in by such an intimate portrait, while seasoned aficionados (students, teachers, scholars, actors, and theatre-goers) will relish this fresh, offbeat approach to the man and his work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. P. Wearing\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Arizona. He is the author of more than twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eBernard Shaw and Nancy Astor, G. B. Shaw: An Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe London Stage\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as over fifty articles in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eOxford Dictionary of National Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He has held a Killam Post-doctoral Fellowship in Canada, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a four-year research award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He lives in Lynn Haven, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.16 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416988008669,"sku":"9781595800220","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Q1-eVC3pHK9781595800220.webp?v=1771219049","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-shakespeare-diaries-a-fictional-autobiography-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}