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How to Enjoy Shakespeare
Robert Fallon
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Description for How to Enjoy Shakespeare
Hardback. Fallon explores Shakespeare in five sections dealing with language, theme, staging, character, and plot, each abundantly illustrated with episodes and quotations from the plays. He writes in easily accessible prose in a book designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Readers and playgoers who are new to Shakespeare (and even more seasoned veterans who would like to appreciate him more than they do) often find themselves puzzled: what is going on? His characters speak in verse rather than in the patterns of everyday speech. They are figures that ordinary humans seldom encounter—kings, queens, dukes, cardinals, and generals. Some of the plays are set in places even the most seasoned traveler is unlikely to have visited—Bohemia, Illyria, and the ancient Greek cities of Asia Minor—and in times from the distant past—imperial Rome, medieval Venice, Homer's Troy. What's more, the plots pursue ... Read more
Readers and playgoers who are new to Shakespeare (and even more seasoned veterans who would like to appreciate him more than they do) often find themselves puzzled: what is going on? His characters speak in verse rather than in the patterns of everyday speech. They are figures that ordinary humans seldom encounter—kings, queens, dukes, cardinals, and generals. Some of the plays are set in places even the most seasoned traveler is unlikely to have visited—Bohemia, Illyria, and the ancient Greek cities of Asia Minor—and in times from the distant past—imperial Rome, medieval Venice, Homer's Troy. What's more, the plots pursue ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566636186
SKU
V9781566636186
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About Robert Fallon
Robert Thomas Fallon's Theatergoer's Guides—to Shakespeare, to his characters, and to his themes—have been widely praised for their clarity and intelligence without dumbing down the material for the general reader. He has also written three books on John Milton. Mr. Fallon is professor emeritus of English at La Salle University and lives in Lumberville, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
Reviews for How to Enjoy Shakespeare
Fallon has written a 'guide for the perplexed'...
Kalamazoo Gazette
Fallon has an enthusiasm for the subject that will easily infect readers…. Students, teachers, and playgoers alike would find it extremely useful. Recommended.
Susan L. Peters
Library Journal
A celebrated author whose Shakespeare theatre guides have been celebrated for their ease of access without 'dumbing ... Read more
Kalamazoo Gazette
Fallon has an enthusiasm for the subject that will easily infect readers…. Students, teachers, and playgoers alike would find it extremely useful. Recommended.
Susan L. Peters
Library Journal
A celebrated author whose Shakespeare theatre guides have been celebrated for their ease of access without 'dumbing ... Read more