Jeanette Winterson on writing a cover version of Shakespeare
To reimagine The Winter's Tale as a modern-day novel with hedge funds and video games is to stay true to the spirit of the playwright " he knew how to riff on an ideaOn the day of the first new moon of June 1599, at 3 o'clock, the new Globe theatre opened its doors with a new show " Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.Everything was new " it was the spirit of the times. London had quadrupled its population in 8…