The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays - Hardcover

Trewin, J. C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857323408 ISBN 13: 9781857323405

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 1994

Synopsis

Everyone knows which Shakespearean character said "To be or not to be..." --but what about the details of Timon of Athens or Cymbeline? Whether you're a student looking for an ideal reference or a theater-goer who wants a quick brush-up before attending a play, enlightenment comes in a very compact and portable form. For each of Shakespeare's 38 plays there is a synopsis of the plot; a list of characters, with notes on the major ones; and a resume of its performance history. You also get a critique of the poems and sonnets, background on Shakespearean theater in Britain and the United States, as well as on the early actors; information on the "Apocrypha" (various plays not included in the First Folio, but attributed to the Bard); and a selected glossary of Elizabethan English.

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Review:

Here is a book as compact, ingenious and useful as a pocket calculator." Sunday Telegraph

Book Description:

The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays provides instant reference to every aspect of Shakespeare's performances and is invaluable to all theatre-goers, students of English literature and crossword fiends.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1857323408
• ISBN 13: 9781857323405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192