The ultimate visual guide to every Shakespeare play
The Essential Shakespeare Handbook unravels the history, themes and language of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.
Romance, comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare's canon has it all. With act-by-act plot summaries and resumes of main characters, the Essential Shakespeare Handbook will allow you to enjoy the Bard with new confidence. See the plays and sonnets in context with a portrait of the Bard's life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre.
Enrich your experience of the Bard's work on the page, stage, and screen with an in-depth look at Shakespearean language and Shakespeare's influence across the globe.
Whether you want a quick overview of Hamlet before a trip to the theatre or help with a Shakespeare essay, the popular Essential Shakespeare Handbook now with a new jacket (previous ISBN 9780751348828) is the book for you.
| ISBN: | 9781409346258 |
| Publication date: | 16th January 2014 |
| Author: | Leslie DuntonDowner, Alan Riding |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 480 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 |
The ultimate visual guide to every Shakespeare playThe Essential Shakespeare Handbook unravels the history, themes and language of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.Romance, comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare's canon has it all. With act-by-act plot summaries and resumes of main characters, the Essential Shakespeare Handbook will allow you to enjoy the Bard with new confidence.
Essential Shakespeare Handbook features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
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Essential Shakespeare Handbook was written by Leslie DuntonDowner, Alan Riding and published by Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Essential Shakespeare Handbook has 480 pages