Ricordo un paio di anni fa, ero al cinema per vedere adesso non mi ricordo quale film, e tra la pubblicità presente prima del film vi era il trailer di un film intitolato "Anonymous", sulla vera paternità delle opere di William Shakespeare. Considerato il fatto che, per me, il Bardo rimane un intoccabile, potete capire come non andai assolutamente a vedere quel film. E, probabilmente, se qualcuno me l'avesse proposto, gli avrei risposto sdegnata.Tant'è, un paio di anni dopo, nello store online di ebook, trovai un libro intitolato "Il libro segreto di Shakespeare". La storia era quella (anche se con il protagonista diverso) ma sempre al centro vi era il cosiddetto "smascheramento" del falso Shakespeare che avrebbe rubato le opere di un poeta più colto e di talento.
Le prove addotte sono tante, io stessa andando avanti nella lettura controllavo volta per volta che l'autore non si fosse inventato tutto di sana pianta.
Sullo sfondo, i protagonisti, padre e figlia, lui giornalista e lei studiosa di letteratura inglese e aspirante attrice (di cui viene ripetuto più volte essere una che fa girare la testa a chiunque, ok, l'abbiamo capito, ma non ha nessuna rilevanza sul libro) che indagano sulla morte del professor Lewis, il quale era giusto in procinto di pubblicare il suo libro con la tesi incriminata. L'inchiesta li porta in vari luoghi simbolo a Londra (con annessa scenetta alquanto irreale sul London Eye), poi in giro per il Kent, Canterbury e infine Stratford On Avon, dove il tutto trova finalmente un suo mezzo finale in un appropriato palco di un teatro. Dico mezzo, perchè in effetti non tutto è risolto, ma vabbè.
Innanzitutto, per quanto la tesi addotta abbia molte prove a suo riguardo, per quanto potrebbe essere affascinante, non riesco a non dargli più di una stella.
Primo, perchè Shakespeare non si tocca. Lo adoro, ho pure il suo poster sopra la testata del letto, e sapere che non è lui, che è stato creato questo prodotto a tavolino, mi toglierebbe tutta la magia. E come a me, praticamente a tutta la popolazione mondiale. Quindi, perchè?
Secondo, probabilmente l'autore voleva rivaleggiare sullo stesso piano di Dan Brown, ma i personaggi non sono assolutamente a quel livello e ogni pagina avrei volentieri assestato uno schiaffo alla volubile Melissa, mentre il caro paparino Jack è distante mille miglia da Robert Langdon. Ah, ci sarebbe anche una scena di sesso (ovviamente, non incestuosa, cosa state pensando!!) ma fa un po' ridere quindi dai, passatela di un salto.
Per me, è un grandissimo no, degno della Camera Stellata.
John Underwood
Il libro segreto di Shakespeare
Newton Compton Editori Ebook
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I remember a few years ago, I was at the cinema to watch I don't remember now which movie, and between the ads before the movie there was the trailer of another movie titled "Anonymous", about the real fatherhood of William Shakespeare's plays. It happens that for me, the Bard is an Untouchable, you can understand why I've never gone to watch that movie.
But, a few years after, in a ebook's online store, I've found a book titled "The secret book of Shakespeare". The story was that one (but with a different main character) but the main subject was again the so-called "unmasking" of the fake Shakespeare who stole the plays of a more educated and talented poet.
There are a lot of proofs, going on with the reading I checked page by page if the writer had invented something or not.
On the background, the main characters, father and daughter, a journalist and a researcher of English Literature and wannabe actress (and a loooooot of time the writer tells about her that she makes always turning every head, ok, I gotta it, but it has no importance in the book), investigating on the death of Professor Lewis, on the verge of publishing a book about that subject. The inquiry brings them in several places in London (with a surreal fact on the London Eye), then in Kent, Canterbury and finally Stratford Upon Avon, where the case arrives at its half right end on an appropriate theatrical stage. I said half because not everything is resolved, but whatever.
First of all, about the main subject there are a lot of proof, but for that matter I'm not going to give it more than one star.
First, because Shakespeare is an untouchable. I love him, I have his picture above my bed, and if this thesis is true, it would stop all the magic. Like me, the entire global population. So, why?
Second, the writer tried to compete against Dan Brown on his same field, but the characters are totally different and in every page I would gladly slap the face of the stupid and moody Melissa, while daddy Jack is miles far away from Robert Langdon. Ah, there is a sex scene too (of course, not incestuous, what are you thinking about!) but it will make you laugh, so, skip it.
In my opinion, is a big NO, deserving the Star Chamber.
But, a few years after, in a ebook's online store, I've found a book titled "The secret book of Shakespeare". The story was that one (but with a different main character) but the main subject was again the so-called "unmasking" of the fake Shakespeare who stole the plays of a more educated and talented poet.
There are a lot of proofs, going on with the reading I checked page by page if the writer had invented something or not.
On the background, the main characters, father and daughter, a journalist and a researcher of English Literature and wannabe actress (and a loooooot of time the writer tells about her that she makes always turning every head, ok, I gotta it, but it has no importance in the book), investigating on the death of Professor Lewis, on the verge of publishing a book about that subject. The inquiry brings them in several places in London (with a surreal fact on the London Eye), then in Kent, Canterbury and finally Stratford Upon Avon, where the case arrives at its half right end on an appropriate theatrical stage. I said half because not everything is resolved, but whatever.
First of all, about the main subject there are a lot of proof, but for that matter I'm not going to give it more than one star.
First, because Shakespeare is an untouchable. I love him, I have his picture above my bed, and if this thesis is true, it would stop all the magic. Like me, the entire global population. So, why?
Second, the writer tried to compete against Dan Brown on his same field, but the characters are totally different and in every page I would gladly slap the face of the stupid and moody Melissa, while daddy Jack is miles far away from Robert Langdon. Ah, there is a sex scene too (of course, not incestuous, what are you thinking about!) but it will make you laugh, so, skip it.
In my opinion, is a big NO, deserving the Star Chamber.
