Shakespeare His Life and Works

Shakespeare His Life and Works
Alan Riding, Leslie Dunton-Downer
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Hardback
h233 x 193mm - 480pg
30 Sep 2021 UK
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9780241446584
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A new edition of the comprehensive guide to Shakespeare, exploring his life and works, and his enduring legacy, in a stunning gift formatUnravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare' s plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautifully illustrated guide to his life and works. Comedy and romance, history, and tragedy, Shakespeare' s canon has it all. Some 400 years after they were written and first performed, his works still remain fresh and relevant today. Shakespeare- his life and works is an accessible and lavishly illustrated celebration of the Bard himself and his 39 plays, great sonnets, and narrative poems. Themes, plots, characters, and language are brought to life with act-by-act plot summaries, resumes of main characters, and in-depth analysis of Shakespeare' s use of, and influence on, the English language. Entries also explore Shakespeare' s plays, poems, and sonnets in the context of his life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, and reveal his sources and inspirations, further enriching your experience of his work, be it on the page, stage, or screen. Shakespeare- his life and works is the perfect gift for existing Shakespeare fans, and anyone looking to find out more about the work of the world' s most celebrated playwright.
Leslie Dunton-Downer is a writer and former lecturer at Harvard University. Alan Riding is a former European arts correspondent of The New York Times and author of several books.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241446584
Published: 30 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley Publishers
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Format: Hardback
Height: 233mm
Width: 193mm
Pages: 480

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