The Year of Lear
b'1606 was a critical year for Shakespeare\\u2019s creative career. It was the year in which he wrote KING LEAR, MACBETH, and ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. It was also a time in which the king of England, James I, faced internal political challenges that threatened to tear the nation apart.\\n\\nJames Shapiro is our guest for this episode of Shakespeare Unlimited. His new book, THE YEAR OF LEAR, examines how the events of 1606 touched Shakespeare\\u2019s life and whether they are reflected in his work.\\n\\nJames Shapiro is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. THE YEAR OF LEAR: SHAKESPEARE IN 1606, will be published October 6, 2015, by Simon & Schuster. James Shapiro is also a member of the Folger\\u2019s Board of Governors. He was interviewed by Neva Grant. \\n\\nThis podcast episode is called \\u201cI Have Years On My Back.\\u201d \\n\\n\\u201cI have years on my back\\u2026\\u201d \\u2013KING LEAR (1.4.39)\\n\\nFrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published September 23, 2015. \\xa9 Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved.\\n\\nThis episode was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington.\\n\\nWe had help from Melissa Marquis at NPR in Washington and Larry Josephson at the Radio Foundation in New York.'