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    By Any Other Name

By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult

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      What if the greatest writer of all time isn’t who we think he is? What if he isn’t even a he? Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .

       In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain’s mistress she has access to the theatre and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world’s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare . . .

      In modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage. After years of struggle to be recognized she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor — Emilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a woman’s voice is still not heard like a man’s. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams?

      Moving between Elizabethan England and modern-day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart—one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.

      CONTRIBUTORS: Jodi Picoult EAN: 9780241676059 COUNTRY: United State PAGES: 544 WEIGHT: HEIGHT:
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Random House DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: Fiction WIDTH: SPINE:

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      Amanda Claassens
      Gender bias in theatre explored in fiction

      Let me be the first to admit that my knowledge of theatre is almost non-existent. My knowledge of Shakespeare, apart from a few well-known phrases from plays, is limited to that which I recall from my matric prescribed work, Romeo and Juliet, that being more than 50 years ago. That being said, the striking cover and the title sparked my interest. I was somewhat intimidated by the volume of the novel by Jodi Picoult, but when I plucked up the courage, I was soon captivated by the story, set in two time frames, more than four hundred years apart.
      The common demoninator is the prejudice against female playwrights, of which Emilia Bassano was a victim. Although documentation of that time is limited, it is speculated that Emilia was indeed the author of numerous plays published under the name of William Shakespeare. “You wish for everyone to know your name; I wish for no one to know mine.” (p.198) The modern story, that of playwright, Melina Green, is crafted to reflect the gender bias in theatre, which according to internet searches, is still very much ongoing.
      In the extensive Author’s note, the author confesses to “embellished history” and interesting facts that she uncovered after writing the manuscript. The plot is convincing, the reference to plays as ascribed to the writing of Emilia, makes perfect sense within the context. It also sparked a wish that I was more familiar with Shakespearian plays, but to that point I could refer to page by page Shakespearian references provided by the author. In the process of working through the 500+ pages of this novel, I have also encountered jargon associated with theatre and playwriting, thus quite an enlightening reading experience.
      Because I have not read a book by Jodi Picoult for the longest time, I will not even attempt a comparison to her other work. Suffices to say that By any other name should appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction, and can stomach a very lengthy read.
      The edition that I was priviledged to receive, is made available by Penguin Random House South Africa.

      Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, including Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Picoult lives in New Hampshire.

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      What if the greatest writer of all time isn’t who we think he is? What if he isn’t even a he? Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .

       In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain’s mistress she has access to the theatre and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world’s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare . . .

      In modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage. After years of struggle to be recognized she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor — Emilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a woman’s voice is still not heard like a man’s. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams?

      Moving between Elizabethan England and modern-day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart—one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.

      CONTRIBUTORS: Jodi Picoult EAN: 9780241676059 COUNTRY: United State PAGES: 544 WEIGHT: HEIGHT:
      PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Random House DATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: Fiction WIDTH: SPINE:

      Book Themes:

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      Amanda Claassens
      Gender bias in theatre explored in fiction

      Let me be the first to admit that my knowledge of theatre is almost non-existent. My knowledge of Shakespeare, apart from a few well-known phrases from plays, is limited to that which I recall from my matric prescribed work, Romeo and Juliet, that being more than 50 years ago. That being said, the striking cover and the title sparked my interest. I was somewhat intimidated by the volume of the novel by Jodi Picoult, but when I plucked up the courage, I was soon captivated by the story, set in two time frames, more than four hundred years apart.
      The common demoninator is the prejudice against female playwrights, of which Emilia Bassano was a victim. Although documentation of that time is limited, it is speculated that Emilia was indeed the author of numerous plays published under the name of William Shakespeare. “You wish for everyone to know your name; I wish for no one to know mine.” (p.198) The modern story, that of playwright, Melina Green, is crafted to reflect the gender bias in theatre, which according to internet searches, is still very much ongoing.
      In the extensive Author’s note, the author confesses to “embellished history” and interesting facts that she uncovered after writing the manuscript. The plot is convincing, the reference to plays as ascribed to the writing of Emilia, makes perfect sense within the context. It also sparked a wish that I was more familiar with Shakespearian plays, but to that point I could refer to page by page Shakespearian references provided by the author. In the process of working through the 500+ pages of this novel, I have also encountered jargon associated with theatre and playwriting, thus quite an enlightening reading experience.
      Because I have not read a book by Jodi Picoult for the longest time, I will not even attempt a comparison to her other work. Suffices to say that By any other name should appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction, and can stomach a very lengthy read.
      The edition that I was priviledged to receive, is made available by Penguin Random House South Africa.

      Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, including Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. Picoult lives in New Hampshire.

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