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Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare
Robert Fallon
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Description for Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare
Paperback. A companion to Shakespeare, presenting surveys of his plays to help readers and viewers follow the action. It examines the most frequently staged plays scene by scene, and those less frequently performed act by act, with commentary on character, theme, setting, poetry and stage history. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 581.
Robert Fallon has written a book for those whose encounter with a play by Shakespeare, either in performance or on the printed page, has left them occasionally puzzled as to what in the world is going on. Shakespeare can be difficult: he wrote largely in verse and not in everyday speech; his plays are set in unfamiliar locales; and his lines abound in allusions that were familiar to Elizabethan audiences but not, alas, to us. His plays move us despite these difficulties, but they would even more so if we had a bit of deciphering and knew more about Shakespeare's ... Read more
Robert Fallon has written a book for those whose encounter with a play by Shakespeare, either in performance or on the printed page, has left them occasionally puzzled as to what in the world is going on. Shakespeare can be difficult: he wrote largely in verse and not in everyday speech; his plays are set in unfamiliar locales; and his lines abound in allusions that were familiar to Elizabethan audiences but not, alas, to us. His plays move us despite these difficulties, but they would even more so if we had a bit of deciphering and knew more about Shakespeare's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566635080
SKU
V9781566635080
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About Robert Fallon
Robert Thomas Fallon is professor emeritus of English at La Salle University in Philadelphia. In addition to A Theatergoer’s Guide to Shakespeare (which concerned itself largely with plot), A Theatergoer’s Guide to Shakespeare’s Themes, and A Theatergoer’s Guide to Shakespeare’s Characters, and How to Enjoy Shakespeare (all published by Ivan R. Dee), he has written three books on John Milton. ... Read more
Reviews for Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare
Wonderfully reader-friendly.
William Kerrigan, University of Massachusetts at Amherst A nifty compendium...those who pride themselves on their cultural literacy won’t admit it, but this book is as handy as they come.
Steven Drukman, University of Chicago, Co-Editor of the Plays for Performance Series
American Theatre
An eloquent, lucid guide for prospective theatergoers, but also rich enough ... Read more
William Kerrigan, University of Massachusetts at Amherst A nifty compendium...those who pride themselves on their cultural literacy won’t admit it, but this book is as handy as they come.
Steven Drukman, University of Chicago, Co-Editor of the Plays for Performance Series
American Theatre
An eloquent, lucid guide for prospective theatergoers, but also rich enough ... Read more