Author: David Bevington
Title: How to Read a Shakespeare Play
Publication: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006
Description: Paperback. Used very good softcover in printed wraps. Faint price mark on the top of the half title page. Scuffing to the front and back cover. Sound binding. 8vo. (6 x 0.41 x 9 inches). Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes illustrations, future readings and an index. 182 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Very good.
his 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.
Seller ID: 203625
Subject: Education , Literature
