Why Shakespeare?

by Catherine Belsey

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Why is Shakespeare as highly regarded now as he ever has been? This book's answer to this question counters claims that Shakespeare's iconic status is no more than an accident of history. The plays, Belsey argues, entice us into a world we recognize by retelling traditional fairy tales with a difference, each chapter providing a detailed reading.

  • ISBN13 9781403993199
  • Publish Date 20 April 2007
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 10 November 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Macmillan Education UK
  • Imprint Red Globe Press
  • Edition 2007 ed.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Language English