The Arden Shakespeare miscellany
By: Jane Armstrong
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781408129104
Subjects: Miscellanea
Description: A gem of a reference book covering everything you could possibly want to know about Shakespeare between two handsome covers. Entries are quite short and range from ""What did Shakespeare look like?"", ""Shakespeare on Film"" and lists of compliments, oathes, lovers'' vows and boys and girls names. There is an entry for each play too, summarising its plot and outlining major characters and themes. Details are given of the debates surrounding Shakespeare''s identity, the known and fanciful facts of his life, and descriptions of the theatres in which he worked and the acting companies of which he.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.