Review (PDF) The Shakespeare Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
The Shakespeare Book brings the work of William Shakespeare to life with full-color photography, images, idea webs, timelines, and quotes that help you understand the context of Shakespeare's plays and poems.From Shakespeare's most-famous plays, such as Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar, to less-frequently performed works such as King John and Henry VIII, every play of the Shakespearean canon is collected in this comprehensive guide, along with his major poems and best-loved sonnets.In The Shakespeare Book each play includes an at-a-glance guide to story chronology, so you can easily get back on track if you get lost in Shakespeare's language. Character guides provide a handy reference for casual readers and an invaluable resource for playgoers, and students writing reports on Shakespeare.Packed with infographics and explanations of plots and including an introduction to Shakespeare's life and times, The Shakespeare Book is the ultimate guide to understanding the work of William Shakespeare.
Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: DK (March 10, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1465429875
ISBN-13: 978-1465429872
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1.1 x 10.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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View larger Henry VI Part 1 "This brawl today...shall send, between the red rose and the white, a thousand souls to death and deadly night."
View larger View larger View larger View larger Henry IV Part 1 "I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil -- By telling the truth." Much Ado About Nothing "But manhood is melted into courtesies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too." Troilus and Cressida "Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart." Macbeth "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly."
Hamlet "The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." View larger
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