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Synopsis
Provides a beautifully illustrated, informative guide to every play in the Shakespearean canon, as well as an in-depth profile of Shakepeare's life, a portrait of the Elizabethan world and its theater, and facts about the Bard's poetry, influence, and literary significance.
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Review
"A brilliant new way of looking at Shakespeare, and recaptured for me the excitement" -- Nick Hytner, the new Director of the National Theatre
"Lavishly and imaginatively illustrated" and "It offers encouragement as well as information." -- The Sunday Telegraph, 16th May 2004
"Lively, useful, diverse, entertaining. It mainlines to the essential Shakespeare...is friendly, imaginative, funny, serious, modern. A wonderful achievement." -- Fiona Shaw, stage and screen actress who presented the case for Shakespeare in the BBC's
"Refreshing and joyful" -- Kenneth Branagh, Shakespearean actor and director, on stage and screen.
About the Author
Leslie Dunton-Downer, a fellow and lecturer at her alma mater, Harvard, is a founding member of the Cambridge Riverside Players, and has produced community readings of Shakespeare's plays. Her published works have earned her a Sheldon Fellowship, two Rockefeller Foundation Awards, and the International Orpheus Award.
Alan Riding is the European Cultural Correspondent for The New York Times based in Paris. He has covered countless Shakespearean performances, films, ballets, and operas.
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- PublisherDk Pub
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0789493330
- ISBN 13 9780789493330
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
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