When the Chinese leader Wen Jiabao visited Britain in 2011 he said that Shakespeare was the greatest writer who ever lived. People all over the modern world recognize the image of his face and have heard of his plays. But why is he really so famous? This original book looks at how Shakespeare is interpreted and performed today, showing how Shakespeare's influence has stretched much further than the reading and stage performance of his works: into films, festivals, paintings, other media, and into the English language.
- ISBN10 1406273341
- ISBN13 9781406273342
- Publish Date 30 January 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Raintree Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English