Shakespeare basics for grown-ups : everything you need to know about the bard
Title:
Shakespeare basics for grown-ups : everything you need to know about the bard
Author:
Foley, E. (Elizabeth)
Coates, B. (Beth)
ISBN:
9780147515360
Uniform Title:
Shakespeare for grown-ups
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Plume, 2015.
Physical Description:
326 p. : ill., genealogical table ; 21 cm
General Note:
"A Plume book."
Previously published: London: Square Peg, 2014, under title: Shakespeare for grown-ups.
Abstract:
Homework for Grown-Ups The Bard was so incredibly prolific that even most Shakespeare scholars would welcome the occasional refresher course, and most of the rest of us haven't even got a clue as to what a petard actually is. Fear not, the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups includes information on the key works, historical context, contemporaries and influences, famous speeches and quotations, modern day adaptations, and much, much more.
The life and times of William Shakespeare -- Will's words: Shakespeare's language and style -- The comedies -- The histories -- The tragedies -- The poems -- The epilogue.
Personal Subject:
Subject:
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
Summary:
Homework for Grown-Ups The Bard was so incredibly prolific that even most Shakespeare scholars would welcome the occasional refresher course, and most of the rest of us haven't even got a clue as to what a petard actually is. Fear not, the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups includes information on the key works, historical context, contemporaries and influences, famous speeches and quotations, modern day adaptations, and much, much more.
The life and times of William Shakespeare -- Will's words: Shakespeare's language and style -- The comedies -- The histories -- The tragedies -- The poems -- The epilogue.