The Shakespeare Miscellany

The Shakespeare Miscellany

by David Crystal (Author), Ben Crystal (Author), David Crystal (Author), Ben Crystal (Author)

Synopsis

This compilation, in the tradition of the Victorian miscellany, gathers together essential facts and fascinating insights into the plays and poems, the man behind them (insofar as this is known), and the context in which he worked. Put together by an actor and a linguist - the pair who brought you 'Shakespeare's Words' (25000 copies sold to date) - it will be quirky, illuminating and endlessly interesting. Topics covered include lost plays, what he would have studied at school, Shakespeare's pronunciation, why the Globe burned down and the difference between a Folio and a Quarto.

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Format: International Edition
Pages: 224
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Sep 2005

ISBN 10: 0140515550
ISBN 13: 9780140515558

Author Bio
David Crystal is one of the most authoritative commentators on the English language. He is the author of the best-selling 'The English Language' and the editor of the 'Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language'. He lives in Anglesey, Wales. Ben Crystal, David's son, is an actor and lives in London (NW1).