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The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the world's greatest playwright: William Shakespeare. With full coverage of the 39 Shakespearian plays, including a synopsis, full character list, stage history and a critical essay for each, this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs and lovers of literature alike. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare also explores Shakespeare's sonnets and the narrative poems, combined with fascinating accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre, exploring in colourful detail each play's original performances. This comprehensive guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is a celebration of all things Shakespearian.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Globe Guide to Shakespeare
• Subtitle: The Plays, the Productions, the Life
• Author: Andrew Dickson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720
• EAN: 9781781256343
• ISBN: 1781256349
• ID: 09531846
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Weight: 942 g
• Dimensions: 156 × 235 × 38 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. February 2016

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