In the Shadow of the Globe

by Michelle Cameron

An astonishing narrative poem using the colorful and daring characters of the Globe Theatre during the life of Shakespeare to create the incredible voices of its actors, bit players, poets, stage managers and lovelorn ladies of his day. Shakespeare, his wife, his Dark Lady and his poor dead boy all spring from the pages with fact and fiction intertwined into a virtuoso book that will redefine the classroom's experience of Elizabethan studies. A new and provocative approach to a beloved subject.

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2003

About the author

Michelle Cameron’s Babylon: a novel of Jewish Captivity (Wicked Son, 2023), is the epic saga of a Judean family exiled to Babylon. Beyond the Ghetto Gates, which was awarded a Silver Medal in Historical Fiction by the Independent Book Publishers, won First Place/Best of Category in the Chanticleer Goethe Awards and was a Foreword Indies finalist (She Writes Press, 2020), describes the effect on the lives of Italian Jews and Catholics when Napoleon demolishes Italy’s ghetto gates. The Fruit of Her Hands: the story of Shira of Ashkenaz, (Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books, 2009), is based on the author’s 13th-century rabbi ancestor. Michelle’s novel-in-verse, In the Shadow of the Globe (Lit Pot Press, 2003), a fictionalized account of William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, was named Shakespeare Theatre of NJ’s 2003-4 Winter Book Selection and performed at the Stella Adler Studio’s Shakespeare Benefit.

A director of The Writers Circle, Michelle teaches creative writing to children, teens, and adults in NJ and virtually. Residing with her husband in Chatham, NJ, Michelle has two grown sons of whom she is inordinately proud.

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so gorgeous...Poetry that tells Shakespeare's story. And not just Will, but Richard Burbage, Anne Hathaway, Henry Southampton...

There are books that make us remember why we read, books that remind writers why we write. Michelle Cameron's In the Shadow of the Globe reminds us why we live. This book of poetry spanning the lives and times of Shakespeare and his companions at the Globe Theatre weaves a spell over the reader from the first line, drawing her in with its brilliance and its beauty. It is unconscionable that this book is out of print. My words are not enough, and they begin to fail me. Buy it for yourself and you will see why I am so adamant, why I love it so much. In the Shadow of the Globe brings Shakespeare's world to life.

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sarah Patt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shakespeare lovers will adore this book. Those with only a slight knowledge of Shakespeare's world will find this story fulfilling. And readers who like poetry will admire the way Camerons weaves this story in beautiful poems.

[Patricia O'Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even if you are not a fan of poetry, Cameron's writing is so beautiful, it will draw you in. I loved how the poetry told stories of Shakespeare and those associated with the Globe theater. I loved the simplicity of the language, but also Cameron's masterful way of putting together pithy phrases to create a feeling or a scene.

[Sylvia · Rating 2 out of 5]

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