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The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips epub fiction 2. A novel is shakespeares putative play, the tragedy of arthur. The tragedy of arthur, king of britain by arthur phillips. The purported discover or possible forger is one arthur phillips, and the introduction is written by his son, also arthur phillips. One skeptic of that possibility is the narrator, named arthur phillips, of the 250 pages that open the book. Bestselling author arthur phillips won critical acclaim for his novels prague and the egyptologist, and publishers weekly called him a master manipulator for his ability to write fiction spun out of imagination and illusion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tragedy of arthur. You will have noted that the author of the book is arthur phillips and the last section of the the tragedy of arthur. Part pseudomemoir, part elizabethan drama, the tragedy of arthur tells the story of arthur phillips, a novelist whose con artist father has discovered a lost work of shakespeare. The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips, paperback. Whats essential, rather, is the saga that surrounds it, a family drama involving yes arthur phillips, who both is and isnt the author of this book. Its doomed hero is arthur phillips, a young novelist struggling with a con artist father who works wonders of deception. Concerning itself with a rediscovered shakespeare play, arthur phillipss latest novel challenges notions of authenticity and artistic licence. The plea fails, and the last hundred pages of the book contain the text of the tragedy of arthur by william shakespeare, complete with summary and scholarly footnotes.

The longlost play itself is 110 pages, a little longer than macbeth, and not quite as long as romeo and juliet. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips. He opens with a pitchperfect editors introduction to. Almost immediately after starting into arthur phillips magnificent new novel, the tragedy of arthur, i began smiling. A faux folio at the heart of the tragedy of arthur taking a page from nabokovs pale fire, arthur phillips new novel the tragedy of arthur presents a longlost shakespearean play, along with. Arthur phillips, the narrator and a fictional version of the author with whom he shares certain characteristics including the same birthday as shakespeare, comes into possession of a 1597 quarto of a lost shakespeare play. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips free ebook download. Arthur phillips, a character in arthur phillips fifth novel, inherits the only copy of a history play. In the tragedy of arthur, phillips tells the mostly true story of being asked to write the introduction to a lost shakespeare play entitled the most excellent and tragical historie of arthur, king of britain. Imprisoned for decades and nearing the end of his life, arthur s father reveals a treasure hes kept secret for half a century. The tragedy of arthur isbn 9780812977929 pdf epub arthur. The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips librarything. From the bestselling author of prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an.

The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips random house canada 368 pp. The narrative concerns the publication of a recently discovered arthurian play attributed to william shakespeare, which the main narrator, arthur phillips, believes to be a forgery produced by his father. Its doomed hero is arthur phillips, a young man struggling with a largerthanlife father, a con artist who works wonders of deception but is a most unreliable parent. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free. Imprisoned for decades and nearing the end of his life, arthur s father reveals a treasure hes kept secret for half a. It was published by random house the book takes the form of an edition of the play the tragedy of arthur, along. Arthur phillips the tragedy of arthur is a clever, genrebending novel that is quite readable without being wholly successful. But phillips knows the play supposedly found in a safety deposit box in america is a fake. But the greatest part of the book is made up of a lengthy introduction by novelist arthur phillips, who explains that he has. The very first thing i did after finishing the tragedy of author arthur phillipss. The tragedy of arthur is a title with a double meaning.

The tragedy of arthur lacks familiar quotations, since it was allegedly lost for centuries. The last 111 pages of arthur phillipss new novel, the tragedy of arthur, consist of a fiveact play, for the most part in blank verse and replete with elizabethan diction and syntax, entitled the tragedy of arthur by william shakespeare. His books include prague 2002, the egyptologist 2004, angelica 2007, the song is you. The tragedy of arthur is a 2011 novel by the american author arthur phillips. Author interview arthur phillips, author of the tragedy. The tragedy of arthur is a novel about the discovery of what is reputed to be a lost shakespeare play, and with it arthur phillips has found the. The tragedy of arthur audiobook by arthur phillips. Read the tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips online. In the tragedy of arthur, arthur phillips writes of a man, arthur phillips, who discovers whats purported to be a previously unknown play by william shakespeare. In one sense it refers to a lost shakespearean play of that name and in the other it refers to the narrator of the tale, someone who may or may not be the novelist arthur phillips. The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips booksamillion. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time.

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Review by james shapiro arthur phillips new novel is a witty take on a play the bard may or may not have written. The tragedy of arthur by arthur phillips audiobook. A faux folio at the heart of the tragedy of arthur. But the greatest part of the book is made up of a lengthy introduction by novelist arthur phillips, who explains that he has shepherded the play. Arthur, the fictional son, is a novelist who shares a great deal of biographical data, and a backlist, with arthur the reallive novelist. Is there a manual that somewhere that instructs greatplaywrights. Arthur phillips born april 23, 1969 is an american novelist. Arthur phillips s tragedy of arthur, about the discovery of what is reputed to be a lost shakespeare play, turns the author into a central player in his own novel, a puzzle box that is as.