Easy Reading Shakespeare: v. 1: The Bard in Bite-size Verse

by RichardBriers (Foreword), RichardCuddington (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $4.62

• Used

  Hardcover
  2006

  $4.47

  This work attempts to break down the barriers to the Bard. Following the success of Easy Reading Shakespeare: The Bard in Bite-Size Verse , Richard Cuddington's eagerly awaited second volume of Shakespeare's plays in bite-size verse is finally here. Written in the same accessible style as Volume I, Cuddington adds a further eleven plays to his catalogue. By making his language simple and direct the author has found a way for everyone to enjoy Shakespeare and this book is especially perfect for children who are starting to read Shakespeare. He concentrates on the narrative essence of each play, teasing out the basic plot-line from the complex web of Elizabethan politics, classical allusion and archaic language, which can become a barrier to the enjoyment of these masterpieces so that readers can enjoy what makes Shakespeare so wonderful - the stories! Volume iii of Easy Reading Shakespeare: The Bard in Bite Size Verse will be published later in 2006 - completing all of Shakespeare's 39 plays.]