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How to Read a Shakespeare Play

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1396-0
Paperback
180 pages
June 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A clear and succinct guide to 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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