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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 lives... Read full bio

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Times of India, January 24, 2012
...James Shapiro, is a celebrated Shakespeare scholar and author of several seminal books of the Bard and his peers, including the latest and perhaps the most controversial: "Contested Will - Who...
MinnPost, January 3, 2012
...Hallows," "Hugo"� —� are even better than their literary sources. 1. "Contested Will: Who Wrote Skakespeare?" by James Shapiro Film: "Anonymous" Cast: Rhys Ifans, Rafe Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Xavier Samuel, Jamie...
MinnPost, January 3, 2012
..."The Deathly Hallows," "Hugo" — are even better than their literary sources. 1. "Contested Will: Who Wrote Skakespeare?" by James Shapiro Film: "Anonymous" Cast: Rhys Ifans, Rafe Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson,...
MinnPost, December 28, 2011
..."The Deathly Hallows: Part Two" — are even better than their literary sources. 1. "Contested Will: Who Wrote Skakespeare?" by James Shapiro Film: "Anonymous" Cast: Rhys Ifans, Rafe Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson,...
MinnPost, December 28, 2011
..."The Deathly Hallows: Part Two" — are even better than their literary sources. 1. "Contested Will: Who Wrote Skakespeare?" by James Shapiro Film: "Anonymous" Cast: Rhys Ifans, Rafe Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Xavier...
NewsGuide.us, December 16, 2011
...Book One of A ‘Third Way’ Shakespeare Authorship Scenario” by Sabrina Feldman. Better on the anti-Stratfordian side than James Shapiro’s Contested Will is on the other side.” - Bob Grumman, Stratfordian author of Shakespeare and the Rigidniks....
Axis of Logic, December 1, 2011
...supporter of James and enemy of Essex, the latter portrayed as the aristocratic-patriotic foe of the Scottish king. James Shapiro points out in the Guardian that “it was Essex who was King James’s most avid supporter in England [and with whom Essex...
Why Evolution Is True, September 26, 2011
...while you can, it's a free Kindle copy of Evolution: A View from the 21st Century by James Shapiro.  I haven't read it, but the price is right.Thanks to Bob for the notice.Jim Shapiro is heterodox in his views and opposed to much of modern...
Kindle Review - Kindle 3 Review, Kindle vs Nook, September 26, 2011
...3 stars on 10 reviews. 224 pages.Evolution: A View from the 21st Century (FT Press Science) by James Shapiro. Genre: Science, Biology, Understanding Biological Evolution. Rated 4.5 stars on 10 reviews. 272 pages.Pumpkin Cookbook by Gooseberry Patch....
GalleyCat, September 13, 2011
...Angelo Loukakis, Roxana Robinson, Daniele Simpson, and Fay Weldon, children’s author Pat Cummings, poet Andre Roy, scholar James Shapiro and biographer T.J. Stiles. The University of Michigan planned to allow faculty and students to download copies of...
Media Law Prof Blog, September 13, 2011
...Angelo Loukakis, Roxana Robinson, Danièle Simpson, and Fay Weldon, poet André Roy, Columbia University professor and Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning biographer T.J. Stiles.The universities obtained...
Publishing In the 21st Century, September 12, 2011
...Angelo Loukakis, Roxana Robinson, Danièle Simpson, and Fay Weldon, poet André Roy, Columbia University professor and Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning biographer T.J. Stiles. The universities...
INFOdocket, September 12, 2011
...Angelo Loukakis, Roxana Robinson, Danièle Simpson, and Fay Weldon, poet André Roy, Columbia University professor and Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning biographer T.J. Stiles. The universities obtained...
Uncommon Descent, August 9, 2011
...In “Yet another “post-Darwinism,” Evolving Thoughts complains about Shapiro’s Evolution:/a> A view from the 21st century thusly: Over the years there have been many books that purport to “radically revise” or “supplant” Darwinian...