How to Read a Shakespeare Play

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32095669063
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Books
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22.25
book_author_name: 
David Bevington
book_type: 
Paperback
publisher: 
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
published_date: 
02/06/2006
isbn: 
9781405113960
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Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > Shakespeare studies & criticism
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David Bevington|Paperback|John Wiley and Sons Ltd|02/06/2006
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9781405113960
Book 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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