Mastering Shakespeare

Author:   Richard Gill
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780333698730


Pages:   398
Publication Date:   10 August 1998
Recommended Age:   14+
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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Mastering Shakespeare covers in detail the plays set in the National Curriculum through GCSE and A-Level to the major elements of Shakespearean drama studied in further education courses. The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history. Also included are detailed sections on the most popular plays in the theatre and in the examination room. The book deals with the basic themes of Shakespeare, the kinds of characters he created, the stories he was attracted to, and the ways in which the plays work out on stage. Among the plays studied are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

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Author:   Richard Gill
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780333698730


ISBN 10:   0333698738
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   10 August 1998
Recommended Age:   14+
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Secondary ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Shakespeare! What Does It Mean? Story, Time and Place Characters Words Design Dialogues The Stage and Acting What's It All About Thinking Studying Some Comedies The Problem Plays Tragedy Some Tragedies The History Plays Some Histories The Roman Plays The Late Plays.

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'An excellent and impressive text...a lively and entertaining approach.' - Mrs E. Shiner, Sandwell College


Author Information

RICHARD GILL has many years' experience of teaching at school, further education and university level. He teaches English at Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, and is a Research Fellow at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Mastering English Literature, and broadcasts regularly on the radio.

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