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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “The book is in very good condition. No obvious defects. Slight frayed cover edges from age.”
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- Book Series
- For Dummies
- ISBN
- 9780764551352
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0764551353
ISBN-13
9780764551352
eBay Product ID (ePID)
636116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shakespeare for Dummies
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Shakespeare
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-062007
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
822.3/3
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
"Shakespeare For Dummies is exquisite" From the Foreword by Dame Judi Dench of Mrs. Brown and Shakespeare in Love Your Complete Guide to Shakespeares Plays and Poems Scorecards and Summaries Help You Keep Track of Deaths, Marriages, and Tricky Family Relations Thee, Thou, Thy, and Thine Shakespeares English Explained in Plain English "John Doyle asks actors never to hide in fear from Shakespeares words, but to use them to bring the story to life." Natascha McElhone, costar of the films The Truman Show and Mrs. Dalloway "What great fun! What the film Shakespeare in Love has done to make Shakespeare the man accessible to a general audience, this book will do to make Shakespeare the writer enjoyable." Charlotte J. Headrick, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Theatre Arts, Oregon State University Includes a Scorecard for Every Play! Shakespeare Difficult? Zounds! Tis all much ado about nothing! Does the thought of sitting through A Midsummer Nights Dream give you nightmares? Did Romeo and Juliet seem like a foreign film without the subtitles? Relax. As John Doyle and Ray Lischner prove in this uniquely accessible guide, Shakespeare is not only the greatest writer who ever lived, but hes also a great entertainer once you get a handle on his wild plots and witty wordplay. With Shakespeare For Dummies® , you get snappy summaries and scorecards for every play to help you keep track of whos who, whos in love with whom, and whos killed whom plus fun tips on understanding Elizabethan English, including all those racy puns and jokes. "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears" Discover how Shakespeare became the Steven Spielberg of Elizabethan England and why some people still claim that his plays were ghostwritten Go inside an Elizabethan theater and find out how they managed with almost no seats, no roof, and no women onstage Improve your understanding of the language with tips on sentence construction, verbs, and those troublesome thees, thous, and thines Find contemporary idioms and phrases that come from Shakespeares plays Get the lowdown on where to find Shakespeare festivals and performances and discover how to maximize your enjoyment of a play Find out the possible identity of the mysterious "Dark Lady" in Shakespeares sonnets Catch ten of the best shows ever made of the Bards plays and meet the ten greatest Shakespearean actors of all time, " Shakespeare For Dummies is exquisite." --from the Foreword by Dame Judi Dench, star of "Mrs. Brown" and "Shakespeare in Love" "What the film Shakespeare in Love has done to make Shakespeare the man accessible to a general audience, this book will do to make Shakespeare the writer enjoyable." --Charlotte J.Headrick, PhD, Professor and Director, Theater Arts, Oregon State University Does the thought of sitting through A Midsummer Night's Dream give you nightmares? Did Romeo and Juliet seem like a foreign film--without the subtitles? As John Doyle and Ray Lischner prove in this uniquely accessible guide, Shakespeare is not only the greatest writer who ever lived, he's also a great entertainer--once you get a handle on his wild plots and witty wordplay. Under their guidance, you'll: Go inside an Elizabethan theater--and find out how they managed with almost no seats, no roof and no women onstage Get a handle on Shakespeare's language--including all those racy puns and jokes Maximize your enjoyment of his plays and poetry Identify contemporary idioms and phrases that come from Shakespeare's plays Find Shakespeare festivals and performances in your area Catch ten of the best show ever made of the Bard's plays and meet ten of the greatest Shakespearean actors of all time In simple, straightforward language, this friendly guide eases you into the wild, wonderful world of Shakespeare. With the help of snappy summaries and scorecards that help you keep track of who's who, who's in love with whom, and who's killed whom in every play, it helps you: Understand Shakespeare the person, his life and times and what makes him so special Make sense of Shakespearean language and why it sounds the way it does Get the inside track on the kinds of stories, characters and settings found in Shakespeare's plays Appreciate Shakespeare's sonnets and other non-dramatic poetry A royal feast for the head and heart, Shakespeare's works have been thrilling audiences for four centuries, as they will four hundred years from now. Now let Shakespeare For Dummies help you to enjoy one the world's great literary treasures., "Shakespeare For Dummies is exquisite. " --from the Foreword by Dame Judi Dench, star of "Mrs. Brown" and "Shakespeare in Love" "What the film Shakespeare in Love has done to make Shakespeare the man accessible to a general audience, this book will do to make Shakespeare the writer enjoyable. " --Charlotte J.
LC Classification Number
PR2987.D69 1999
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