 How to Read a Shakespeare Play
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1395-3
Hardcover
184 pages
June 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
US $57.95
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This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure.
* Encourages readers to approach Shakespeare's works aggressively, interactively, and questioningly
* Focuses on six popular Shakespeare plays - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part I, Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest
* Recommends the best editions, recordings and DVDs / videos of these plays
* Discusses the production of the plays on stage and screen
* Introduces readers to different genres in Shakespeare - romantic comedy, English history, tragedy and romance
* Avoids jargon and abstract literary theory
* Encourages readers to approach Shakespeare's works aggressively, interactively, and questioningly
* Focuses on six popular Shakespeare plays - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part I, Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest
* Recommends the best editions, recordings and DVDs / videos of these plays
* Discusses the production of the plays on stage and screen
* Introduces readers to different genres in Shakespeare - romantic comedy, English history, tragedy and romance
* Avoids jargon and abstract literary theory
