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OverviewThe Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has an extensive range of students' notes. These include detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays. Roma Gill, the series editor, has taught Shakespeare at all levels. She has acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill, OBEPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.355kg ISBN: 9780198320555ISBN 10: 0198320558 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 December 2002 Recommended Age: 12-18 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of Shakespeare's more problematic romances gets a picture-book treatment in Coville's new rendition. Jealous King Leontes suspects without reason that his wife and best friend are having an affair. Despite the protests of his most trusted advisors, he sentences his wife to death and demands that her newborn babe be cast into the wilderness. There the child is discovered by a kindly shepherd and raised as a peasant until the day a wayfaring prince falls in love with her. In true Shakespearean fashion, all works out well in the end with true identities discovered, families reunited and multiple weddings to boot. For a tale of suspected infidelity and death, author and artist do as much as they can for what boils down to a fairly adult story. Some judicious editing of the text would not have been out of place - the character of Autolycus weighs down an otherwise succinct narrative. Yet the cleverly selected direct quotes and theatrical watercolor and gouache images make this a more than adequate companion to the original play. (Picture book/play. 7-10) (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationRoma Gill, the series editor, has taught Shakespeare at all levels. She has acted in and directed Shakespear's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |