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Mastering Shakespeare

Richard Gill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:10th Aug '98

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'An excellent and impressive text...a lively and entertaining approach.' - Mrs E. Shiner, Sandwell College

Mastering Shakespeare covers in detail the plays set in the National Curriculum through GCSE and A-Level to the major elements of Shakespearean drama studied in further education courses.

The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history.Mastering Shakespeare covers in detail the plays set in the National Curriculum through GCSE and A-Level to the major elements of Shakespearean drama studied in further education courses.

The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history. Also included are detailed sections on the most popular plays in the theatre and in the examination room.

The book deals with the basic themes of Shakespeare, the kinds of characters he created, the stories he was attracted to, and the ways in which the plays work out on stage. Among the plays studied are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

'An excellent and impressive text...a lively and entertaining approach.' - Mrs E. Shiner, Sandwell College

ISBN: 9780333698730

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 640g

398 pages