Home » Brief Guide to William Shakespeare
Product Image

Brief Guide to William Shakespeare

Peter Ackroyd
€27.50
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=Peter Ackroyd
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
anne hathaway
Author_Peter Ackroyd
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=DSBD
Category=DSG
Category=DSGS
complete shakespeare
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Pre-order
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
hamlet
henry iv
henry v
introduction to shakespeare
king lear
Language_English
no fear macbeth
PA=Temporarily unavailable
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
richard ii
richard iii
shakespeare biography
shakespeare collection
shakespeare explained
shakespeare for every day of the year
shakespeare gifts
shakespeare glossary
shakespeare guide
shakespeare hathaway
shakespeare langugae
shakespeare poem for every day
shakespeare poems
shakespeare sonnets
shakespeare spark notes
shakespeare story
shakespeare study guide
shakespeare vocabulary
shakespeare york notes
softlaunch
tempest
twelfth night

Product details

  • ISBN 9781849010481
  • Weight: 320g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Mar 2010
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

An accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - Enigma. Master of language. The greatest comedian in history? The most famous writer in the world. But isn't he a little bit boring?

This is an essential guide for anyone who has previously avoided the Bard, and is the perfect introduction for first time students or seasoned theatre lovers. The book contains a full commentary of all the plays by bestselling and reknowned writer Peter Ackroyd as well as full descriptions of the cast and the drama; not forgetting the best speeches, and the wit and wisdom from across the works.

There is also an opportunity to explore the poems and a complete set of sonnets, as well as an investigation of who the dark lady might have been.

Contains:

The complete sonnets; the greatest speeches; the best lines.

Perfect for students struggling through their first play or for theatre lovers anywhere.

Entertaining, accessible, Shakespeare without the boring bits.
About Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd is a world renowned novelist, biographer, poet, TV presenter and historian. He has written a number of ground breaking books about London including the novel Hawksmoor, as well as London: the Biography and Thames: Sacred River. His biography of William Shakespeare was considered by the Independent to 'set a new standard for accounts of Shakespeare's life'. In 2003 he was awarded a CBE for his services to literarure.

More from this author