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Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups: Everything You Need to Know About the Bard
Written by B. Coates and E. Foley
Narrated by Daniel Weyman
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An essential guide to Shakespeare, from the international bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups
The Bard was so incredibly prolific that even most Shakespeare scholars would welcome the occasional refresher course, and most of the rest of us haven't even got a clue as to what a petard actually is. Fear not, the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups are here to help. For parents keen to help with their children's homework, casual theatre-goers who want to enhance their enjoyment and understanding, and the general reader who feels they should probably know more, Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups includes information on the key works, historical context, contemporaries and influences, famous speeches and quotations, modern day adaptations, and much, much more.
The Bard was so incredibly prolific that even most Shakespeare scholars would welcome the occasional refresher course, and most of the rest of us haven't even got a clue as to what a petard actually is. Fear not, the bestselling authors of Homework for Grown-Ups are here to help. For parents keen to help with their children's homework, casual theatre-goers who want to enhance their enjoyment and understanding, and the general reader who feels they should probably know more, Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups includes information on the key works, historical context, contemporaries and influences, famous speeches and quotations, modern day adaptations, and much, much more.
Author
B. Coates
E. FOLEY and B. COATES are authors and editors who live in London, England.
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Reviews for Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic. Great for beginners like me,who have little to no knowledge of The Bard's works.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For an introduction to Shakespeare’s works, you could do worse than this non-exhaustive overview by Foley and Coates. The chapters cover Shakespeare’s life and times, Shakespeare’s language and style, the comedies, the histories, the tragedies, and the poems. Each of the three chapters on the plays features three or so plays as representative of that genre. Added content includes a family tree of the characters in the histories, one-sentence summaries of each of Shakespeare’s plays, a chronology of the plays, a brief thematic index of the plays, brief biographies of famous Shakespearean actors, and other trivia about the bard and his works. It’s a useful refresher for readers who haven’t spent time with Shakespeare since their school days.