Shakespeare, Sex and the Psychotherapist

von Michael Kerr Scott

242 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This important and revelatory new novel completes the acclaimedShakespearean trilogy by Michael Kerr Scott, of which Hamlet and thePsychotherapist and The Scottish King: Macbeth and the Psychotherapist havealready been published by EER.Dr. Jacob Fortune, a time-travelling psychotherapist from the 21st century, arrives in Stratford-upon-Avon to help the playwright come to terms withhis life and work, and to assure him of his central place in theatre history.An ailing William Shakespeare realises that his life is coming to an end: 'Do I presume that the reason why you are here, Jacob, is that you are awarethat I am soon to die? Stories and facts about Shakespeare's life are reimagined and placed in anetwork of political, theatrical, religious and personal relationships. Alongthe way, the story that Shakespeare tells about himself makes clear howthe misuse of power and the oppression of the powerless have not changedmuch over the past 400 years.

• Themen: Belletristik Historischer Roman
• ISBN: 9781915115645
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.09.2026
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd