Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare, The by Laurie E. Rozakis
	List Price:   $18.95 Unit Price:   $15.16 You Save:   $3.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   0028629051 ISBN-13:   9780028629056 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Series:   Complete Idiot's Guide Ser. Category:   Reference Pub. Date:   April 1999 Pages:   400 Format:   Paperback
Subjects
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM, 1564-1616
Description/Notes
Even the most educated of scholars have difficulty forming an overall impression of Shakespeare, his literary output and the culture and society in which he live and worked. This Complete Idiot's Guide explains it all in easy terms. Yoursquo;re no idiot, of course.nbsp; You got pretty good grades in your high school English Lit. class, enjoy curling up with a good book, and even go to the theater sometimes. But when it comes to understanding the great works of William Shakespeare, you need an Elizabethan translator just to get past the first page. Donrsquo;t slam your book closed just yet! The Complete Idiotrsquo;s Guidereg; to Shakespeare shows you how to understand the world of the Bard and appreciate all of the wit and drama in his plays and sonnets. In this Complete Idiotrsquo;s Guidereg;, you get: --Solid background information on Shakespeare and the time in which he lived. --Tips for understanding-and untangling-Elizabethan English. --Detailed explanations of all of the Bardrsquo;s famous plays, including a rundown of the characters in each work. --Valuable hints to help you catch complex or antiquated references and allusions. --Photos from famous performances on the stage and screen. nbsp; The famous playwrite won't be a mystery with this guide that explains the meanings behind his sonnets and plays and the history of his life in easy terms. Supplemented with a character list.