When was James S. Shapiro born and where did he grow up?
James S. Shapiro was born in 1955 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
Questions about James S. Shapiro
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What book by James S. Shapiro won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2006?
The book 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare appeared in London through Faber and Faber in 2005 and won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2006 for non-fiction.
Who wrote about James S. Shapiro's work on the Oxfordian theory in The New York Times Magazine?
Stephen Marche wrote an article for The New York Times Magazine on the 21st of October 2011 discussing the Oxfordian theory and comparing Shapiro's approach to bringing an F-22 fighter jet to an alley knife fight.
Which award did James S. Shapiro receive for his book The Year of Lear in 2015?
His book The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography upon its hardback release in 2015 and also secured the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography.
When was the book Shakespeare in a Divided America released by James S. Shapiro?
In March 2020, he released Shakespeare in a Divided America through Penguin Press which covered the period from the American Revolution until the present day.