{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-shakespeare-play-hardback-9781405113953","title":"How to Read a Shakespeare Play (Hardback) 9781405113953","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow to Read a Shakespeare Play\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Bevington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405113953, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In just a few pages, the author manages to unearth the full richness of the Bard, opening the reader's mind and asking questions rather than providing glib, easy answers. This is a terrific beginner's volume for the novice English literature student tasked with studying the works of William Shakespeare, and a valuable re-entry point for the intermediate Shakespeare reader looking for additional analytical methods.\" (\u003ci\u003eSimply Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The first chapter is a fabulous, full-frontal, thirteen-page assault that both dispenses information and suggests effective questions that student readers might employ when reading a text in order to 'read aggressively' (p. 9). What is mildly revolutionary is that it is here, in print, ready to be easily disseminated to students and thus to more easily and readily articulate the type of engagement with a text that we hope and expect our students will undertake. Bevington challenges his readers to think in historical, theatrical, and characterological terms. Bevington's list is instructive and at times brutally honest. Schools should consider investing heavily in this text for the benefit of their pupils; college or university-level students would also be aided by Bevington's straightforward, avuncular reading advice.\" (\u003ci\u003eYear's Work in English Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare’s works for pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages readers to approach Shakespeare's works aggressively, interactively, and questioningly\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on six popular Shakespeare plays - \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part I, Hamlet, King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and The \u003ci\u003eTempest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommends the best editions, recordings and DVDs \/ videos of these plays\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the production of the plays on stage and screen\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to different genres in Shakespeare – romantic comedy, English history, tragedy and romance\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids jargon and abstract literary theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003e1. How to Read a Shakespeare Play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eHenry the Fourth, Part I\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Epilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437750153496,"sku":"9781405113953","price":75.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405113953.jpg?v=1784937905","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-to-read-a-shakespeare-play-hardback-9781405113953","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}