Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, Contemporized - Softcover

Hinten, Marvin

 
9780595200054: Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, Contemporized
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0595200052 ISBN 13: 9780595200054
Publisher: iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

William Shakespeare is unquestionably the greatest dramatist of the past millennium, yet many people fear trying to read one of his plays because of lines such as To see it tetchy and fall out wi th dug. Who except a scholar can readily read language like this? But now, in this book, students and general readers can read Shakespeare freely, without pain, without (on most pages) footnotes. The verse remains iambic pentameter, the language remains 90% Shakespeares; only enough words have been changed to carry the meaning to todays reader. Finally students can see for themselves the plots, the characters, the ideas, and even (in almost every case) the language that has made Shakespeare the most important playwright in the history of English.

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About the Author

Dr. Marvin D. Hinten teaches at Friends University in Wichita, KS. His courses include Shakespeare, World Masterpieces 1, and C. S. Lewis. He received his Ph.D. in English from Bowling Green State University, specializing in C. S. Lewis and in British Literature 1560-1660.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595200052
ISBN 13 
9780595200054
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
168