"It will be invaluable to all theatregoers but it will meet a wider audience as well... this little book will do as much to promote the richness and relevance of Shakespreare's work as any good production can".
- Dame Judi DenchFeaturing prestigious plays and emotive sonnets, The Shakespeare Companion will enlighten readers and enhance their enjoyment of the Bard's written word and plays in performance.
For each of the plays there is a synopsis of the plot, a list of characters, and a resume of the performance history. Including a critique of the poems and sonnets, this book also presents a history of the Shakespearean theatre, a background to the Apocrypha of plays attributed to Shakespeare and a selected glossary of Elizabethan English.
A perfect guide for enthusiasts and new fans alike.
- ISBN10 0753732769
- ISBN13 9780753732762
- Publish Date 10 October 2017
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
- Imprint Pyramid
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English