1606: The Year of King Lear
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1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.
1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.
“James Shapiro wrote a book on 1606, the year of King Lear, which is also the year of Macbeth, and he writes loads about Macbeth.”
Why people keep bringing this up
The host briefly mentions James Shapiro's book to highlight its focus on the year 1606, which is significant for both King Lear and Macbeth. This reference serves to underscore the historical context of Shakespeare's writing during that time.
1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro most often appears in conversations about Shakespeare's works.
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The host briefly mentions James Shapiro's book to highlight its focus on the year 1606, which is significant for both King Lear and Macbeth. This reference serves to underscore the historical context of Shakespeare's writing during that time.
Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.
Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 48:47 in the episode where we captured it.
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Which episode mentioned 1606: The Year of King Lear?
104. Macbeth on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned 1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 48:47.
Which podcast mentioned 1606: The Year of King Lear?
The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to 1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro.
Who mentioned 1606: The Year of King Lear on podcasts?
PodcastMentions ties 1606: The Year of King Lear by James Shapiro to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.
Why do podcast guests bring up 1606: The Year of King Lear?
The host briefly mentions James Shapiro's book to highlight its focus on the year 1606, which is significant for both King Lear and Macbeth. This reference serves to underscore the historical context of Shakespeare's writing during that time. It most often appears in conversations about Shakespeare's works.
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“James Shapiro wrote a book on 1606, the year of King Lear, which is also the year of Macbeth, and he writes loads about Macbeth.”