by David Scott Kastan (Editor), Marina Kastan (Editor), Glenn Harrington (Illustrator), David Scott Kastan (Editor), Glenn Harrington (Illustrator), David Scott Kastan (Editor), William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Author)
He was the greatest poet and playwright who ever lived, the dramatist who penned lines that we quote without even realising their origin. Shakespeare's glorious works have even inspired animated films - like Disney's The Lion King . Introduce children to the Bard with this wonderful, fully annotated collection of sonnets and soliloquies, enhanced with beautiful, highly realistic colour paintings that bring each excerpt to vivid life. Here are Shakespeare's most famous speeches: including everything from Hamlets - 'To be or not to be' - and Macbeth's witches cackling 'Double, double, toil and trouble' to the sonnets, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? and humourous songs sung in comedies such as Twelfth Night . Every entry is a revelation.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 48
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 01 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 1402754787
ISBN 13: 9781402754784
David Scott Kastan is the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and one of America's best-known Shakespeare scholars. His daughter, Marina Kastan, currently a student, hopes to become a Shakespearean actress.
Glenn Harrington's paintings have appeared on over 500 book covers, including such classics as Wuthering Heights; Pride and Prejudice; A Room with a View; and Man and Superman. His original oils are exhibited in museums, galleries, and in private collections worldwide. Glenn lives and works in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.