The Rough Guide to Shakespeare
Subtitle: the plays, the poems, the life, with reviews of productions, CDs and movies
Publisher: Rough Guides
Published: April 25, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781843535188
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism / Shakespeare; 1564-1616; Bibliography; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Shakespeare, William,; Stories, plots, etc
Description: A comprehensive overview of Shakespeare features full coverage of all 38 plays, each including a synopsis, character list, stage history and a critical essay; guides to recommended texts, critical studies and further reading; reviews of the best films and audio recordings;, information on such topics as swearing in Shakespeare, fools, cross-dressing and the mystery of Shakespeare's lost plays; a detailed look at Shakespeare's poetry; and a full biography of the Bard, including an account of how the plays were originally performed.