Books : Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More
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by: Charles Boyce
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9780385313612
ISBN: 0385313616
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 752
Publication Date: December 03, 1991
Publisher: Delta
Release Date: November 10, 1991
Sales Rank: 25301
Studio: Delta
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What famous essayist insisted that Shakespeare's play were unfit for performance?
Which two plays center on the Hundred Years' War?
In which scene of Romeo and Juliet does the nurse report--falsely--that Juliet is dead and thus seal Romeo's tragic fate?
The answers are easily found in Shakespeare A to Z, the only single-volume reference to virtually everything one needs--or wants--to know about the Bard. Wonderfully informative, this comprehensive work includes 3,000 entries and 50 illustrations.
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Rating:  - Don't Judge by the Cover
Don't let the overly casual cover mislead you. This book provides excellent understandable commentary on Shakespeare's works. Using the "dictionary format" one may have to look up the invidual characters within a play, in addition to the play itself, to get all the pertinent information. But what excellent information it is! It contains better plot summaries, including character motivation, play sources, "real" facts for historical characters, and performance information presented more clearly ... Read More
Rating:  - One Great Book
I am a student in high school and this book saved me a lot of time and energy while writing a research paper for English. Any part of "A MIdsummer Night's Dream" that I didn't understnad was right there, explained in terms that anyone could understand. It helped me develop my thesis, and overall saved my paper from a certain 'C+' grade. It was a great book.
Rating: - Great fun for the Shakespeare fan!
I love this book. It's fun to keep it handy and just flip through the pages from time to time. Charles Boyce presents from A ("Aaron" in Titus Andronicus) to Z (Zeffirelli, Franco"), an outrageous potpourri of the fictional and the real, the historic and the apocryphal, the comic and the scholarly. It's crammed with commentary, scene-by-scene synopses of plays, character background, background on the sources for the plays, biographical information on Shakespeare and lots of fun trivial information, ... Read More
Rating: - Life Savor!!
I'm just a student in high school, and not long ago was recieved the part as Lady Macbeth for our school play Macbeth. My drama teacher recommended this book to me to get an in depth analysis of my character and the rest of the play. I bought the book and I was totally blown away. The information packed in here is tremendous. In this book is everything you'll ever need to know about each play and every character, even if they don't have a speaking part. This book has also helped me with the other ... Read More
Rating: - The Shakespeare students' best friend!
I'm a Shakespeare major, and my shelves are bowing under the weight of all my Shakespeare books. SHAKESPEARE A TO Z is the book I reach for most often, whenever I've got questions about the plays.
This book truly is the essential reference, but it is much more than a typical reference book. It's readable, interesting, and thorough. Inside, you'll find passages on every single one of Shakespeare's characters, no matter how minor; detailed analysis, as well as an act-by-act plot summary, on ... Read More
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