Shakespeare
Subtitle: the essential guide to the plays : plots, characters, quotes, history
By: chief consultant, A.D. Cousins
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781554079285
Subjects: Outlines, syllabi; Characters; Stories, plots
Description: Contains an introductory section that examines Shakespeare's life and reveals why his works are so universally appealing.  Subsequent parts examine each of his 38 plays, explaining their themes, contexts, and literary and cultural significance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: The world before Shakespeare; title: Shakespeare the man; title: Canonical works; title: Shakespeare or not?; title: Language of the soul; title: Shakespeare's enduring appeal; title: The histories; title: Henry VI, part 1; title: Henry VI, part 2; title: Henry VI, part 3; title: Richard III; title: Richard II; title: King John; title: Henry IV, part 1; title: Henry IV, part 2; title: Henry V; title: Henry VIII; title: The comedies; title: The two gentlemen of Verona; title: The comedy of errors; title: The taming the shrew; title: Love's labor's lost; title: A midsummer night's dream; title: The Merchant of Venice; title: The merry wives of Windsor; title: As you like it; title: Much ado about nothing; title: Twelfth night; title: All's well that ends well; title: Measure for measure; title: The tragedies; title: Titus Andronicus; title: Romeo and Juliet; title: Julius Caesar; title: Hamlet; title: Troilus and Cressida; title: Othello; title: King Lear; title: Macbeth; title: Antony and Cleopatra; title: Timon of Athens Coriolanus; title: The romances; title: Pericles; title: Cymbeline; title: The winter's tale; title: The tempest; title: The two noble kinsmen; title: Timeline.