The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays?
In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling author Fintan O'Toole examines four of Shakespeare's most enduring tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. He shows how their tragic heroes have been over-simplified and moulded to fit restrictive, conservative values, and restores the true heart and spirit of the classics.
'I've never read a book like this before: it's challenging, irreverent and funny.' Roddy Doyle
| ISBN: | 9781035908707 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2025 |
| Author: | Fintan O'Toole |
| Publisher: | Apollo an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Primary Genre | Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure |
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The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen.
Shakespeare Is Hard, but So Is Life features in the following genres: Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Biographies & Autobiographies, Humour, Literary studies: general, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Literature: history and criticism
Paperback, Hardback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Shakespeare Is Hard, but So Is Life was written by Fintan O'Toole and published by Apollo an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Shakespeare Is Hard, but So Is Life has 208 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
