Description |
xx, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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... for dummies |
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--For dummies.
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Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword. -- Introduction. -- PART I: What Makes Shakespeare Special. -- Chapter 1: Meet William Shakespeare. -- Chapter 2: Will's World. -- Chapter 3: Shakespeare in the Modern World. -- PART II: You Call That English? -- Chapter 4: Why Does Everyone Talk So Funny? -- Chapter 5: Did You Hear the One About ? -- Chapter 6: How to Read Shakespeare's English. -- PART III: The Play's the Thing. -- Chapter 7: Once Upon a Time. -- Chapter 8: Shakespeare's People: Characters, Actors, and Audiences. -- Chapter 9: Use Your Imagination. -- Chapter 10: Reading a Play. -- Chapter 11: At the Theater. -- PART IV: Scorecards and Summaries. -- Chapter 12: Keeping Score. -- Chapter 13: Comedies. -- Chapter 14: Histories. -- Chapter 15: Tragedies. -- PART V: The Other Poems. -- Chapter 16: All About the Sonnets. -- Chapter 17: Narrative and Other Poems. -- PART VI: The Part of Tens. -- Chapter 18: The Ten Best Places to Watch Shakespeare's Plays. -- Chapter 19: Ten Everyday Phrases from Shakespeare. -- Chapter 20: The Ten Greatest Shakespearean Performers. -- Chapter 21: Ten Films and Shows Based on Shakespeare's Plays. -- Index. -- Book Registration Information |
Summary |
A guide to the comedies, tragedies, and histories of the renowned playwright and poet includes plot and main character summaries, and an overview of sentence structure and word use |
Notes |
Includes index |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic works.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Appreciation.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Study and teaching.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Outlines and syllabi.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Outlines and syllabi.
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Author |
Dench, Judi, 1934-
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Lischner, Ray, 1961-
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LC no. |
99062007 99062259 |
ISBN |
0764551353 |
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