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James Shapiro
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James Shapiro

James Shapiro is the Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1985. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at Columbia and the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, most recently A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. He has been awarded numerous fellowships and grants from institutions such as the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. He has written for The New York Times, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. Mr. Shapiro... Read full bio

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Telegraph, May 22, 2013
...still one of the best in its evocative telling of her relationship with her notorious favourite Robert Dudley. James Shapiro’s (2005) offers an imaginative new take on the playwright but also an enthralling reconstruction of a year towards the end of...
Deadline.com, May 16, 2013
...the end of time and we saw it in conjunction with our Fantastic Fest partners,” said Drafthouse Films’ James Shapiro. “After it won, we quickly moved in to close with [Seoul-based sales agency] Finecut during Toronto.” Drafthouse is in the midst...
Universities News, May 8, 2013
...School of Advanced Study, University of London Professor James Shapiro, Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, will hold the ST Lee Visiting Professorial Fellowship at the School of Advanced Study ,...
Broadway World, April 3, 2013
...Redford to Lead S.H.I.E.L.D. in CAPTAIN AMERICA Sequel April 02, 2013 Sam Waterston, James Shapiro and More to Discusses Shakespeare's Sonnets, 4/26 April 02, 2013 Beyonce & Andre 3000 Cover Amy Winehouse For GREAT GATSBY by Pat Cerasaro -...
Observer, March 30, 2013
...and figures (metaphor, allegory, hyperbole) and got through reading lists that would today constitute a university classics degree. James Shapiro of Columbia University in New York, says that doubters will not disappear, but adds: "This volume will...
Broadway World, March 6, 2013
...April 26th, "The Language of Political Manipulation"). Past participants have included author Chris Hedges, former Senator Bob Kerry, James Shapiro, and other noted Shakespeare scholars.www.epictheatreensemble.org/R3...
Broadway World, February 17, 2013
...Hunter College's IRENE DASH (October 22), the McCarter Theatre's Nagle Jackson (November 19), Columbia University's JAMES SHAPIRO (December 17), and The Lion King's Julie Taymor (January 28), The Shakespeare Guild now looks forward to evenings in...
Broadway World, May 31, 2013
...GUESTS: 6/8: 9th Annual TotalTheater Tony Show! (special time for a special show!: noon-4pm(MT)). 6/15: Shakespearean scholar James Shapiro Dave's Gone By episodes are archived, free, on the web! They're at www.davesgoneby.com. See an alphabetized list...
Mail.com, May 23, 2013
...Cheap Thrills out of SXSW and will next release the award-winning docu The Act Of Killing in July. James Shapiro negotiated the deal on behalf of Drafthouse Films with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams. Get Deadline news and alerts FREE to your...
Deadline.com, May 23, 2013
...Cheap Thrills out of SXSW and will next release the award-winning docu The Act Of Killing in July. James Shapiro negotiated the deal on behalf of Drafthouse Films with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams. Get Deadline news and alerts FREE to your...
Deadline.com, May 23, 2013
...Cheap Thrills out of SXSW and will next release the award-winning docu The Act Of Killing in July. James Shapiro negotiated the deal on behalf of Drafthouse Films with Hengameh Panahi of Celluloid Dreams...
Telegraph, May 22, 2013
...still one of the best in its evocative telling of her relationship with her notorious favourite Robert Dudley. James Shapiro’s (2005) offers an imaginative new take on the playwright but also an enthralling reconstruction of a year towards the end of...
Telegraph, May 22, 2013
...still one of the best in its evocative telling of her relationship with her notorious favourite Robert Dudley. James Shapiro’s (2005) offers an imaginative new take on the playwright but also an enthralling reconstruction of a year towards the end of...
Mail.com, May 16, 2013
...the end of time and we saw it in conjunction with our Fantastic Fest partners,” said Drafthouse Films’ James Shapiro. “After it won, we quickly moved in to close with [Seoul-based sales agency] Finecut during Toronto.” Drafthouse is in the midst...