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The Faber Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays

Kenneth McLeish editor Stephen Unwin editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:15th Feb '07

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Essential notes on all of Shakespeare's plays in a handy pocket-sized edition.

Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; It is a concise, readable and essential guide to all 36 plays.Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; main character descriptions and an essay on each play. It is a concise, readable and essential guide to all 36 plays.

ISBN: 9780571237456

Dimensions: 180mm x 112mm x 16mm

Weight: 170g

272 pages

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