A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays

A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays

by Kenneth McLeish (Editor), Stephen Unwin (Editor)

Synopsis

All 36 plays are covered in this guide from the point of view of text and performance. The book includes an introduction to Shakespeare and his times, a note on the sources, cast lists, synopses, main character descriptions, an essay on each play and a selection of well-known quotations.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 16 Mar 1998

ISBN 10: 0571191835
ISBN 13: 9780571191833

Media Reviews
Indispensable. -- The Bookseller
Theatre-goers are in safe hands...They will find this guide more useful than most programme notes, while students will find it more provocative than the average crammer...a reliable companion: accurate, vivid, a foil for your thoughts-and even a help with the cryptic crossword. -- Independent
Very few of us have a working knowledge of all 38 of Shakespeare's plays. A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays provides the essential background for all who study, teach, direct, or watch Shakespeare. --Timothy West

Indispensable. -- The Bookseller
Theatre-goers are in safe hands...They will find this guide more useful than most programme notes, while students will find it more provocative than the average crammer...a reliable companion: accurate, vivid, a foil for your thoughts-and even a help with the cryptic crossword. -- Independent
Very few of us have a working knowledge of all 38 of Shakespeare's plays. A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays provides the essential background for all who study, teach, direct, or watch Shakespeare. --Timothy West