Best of Shakespeare : Retellings of 10 Classic Plays

English

Series: The Iona and Peter Opie Library of Childrens Literature Ser.

ISBN: 0195116895

EAN: 9780195116892

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Drama/Drama / Shakespeare/

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Release Date: 10/01/1997

Age Range: 11-18

Synopsis: At the heart of any great work of literature is a story. William Shakespeares plays are no exception. His plays tell stories of kings and queens, of ghosts and witches, of romance and passion. But to get to the story at the heart of the plays, the reader must first work through Shakespeares language, a task often too great for younger readers (and for many adults). Now, in this new edition, E. Nesbit, the classic British childrens author, brings ten of Shakespeares greatest plays to life. She shakes off the burdensome complexity of Shakespeares language and tells the stories at the core of the plays. Sprinkled with her own dashes of wit and humor, her graceful, vivid retellings, using accessible language, are the perfect introduction to Shakespeares work. Nesbits stories are also the perfect way for adults to brush up on the ins and outs of Shakespeares plays. Who can remember the names of King Lears three daughters? Was Romeo a Montagu or a Capulet? What, exactly, was Hamlets problem? All of these major works are included in this collection: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, As You Like It, The Winters Tale, and Twelfth Night. The text is illustrated throughout with dramatic black and white photographs from modern productions of the plays by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Stratford Festival (Ontario, Canada), and the Folger Librarys Shakespeare Theater, bringing the action and characters to life. Also included is an afterword by Peter Hunt, a leading scholar of childrens literature. These retellings of the classic tales of one of the worlds greatest playwrights remind us that it is never too early for Shakespeare.

Best of Shakespeare : Retellings of 10 Classic Plays

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.7 inches

Width: 6.2 inches

Length: 9.3 inches

Weight: 12.35 oz

Pages: 112