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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

How to Read a Shakespeare Play

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 02/06/2006
    ISBN13: 9781405113953, 978-1405113953
    ISBN10: 1405113952

    Number of Pages: 184

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    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

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