The Rough Guide to Shakespeare

The Rough Guide to Shakespeare
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Страниц
 
532
ISBN
 
1843535181
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Rough Guides
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Новые поступления. Музыка

Содержание:

The Caretaker, The Dwarfs, The Collection, The Lover, Night School, Revue Sketches, Trouble in the Works, The Black and White, Request Stop, Last to Go, Special Offer

Описание:

"The Rough Guide to Shakespeare" is the ultimate companion to the life and work of the world’s greatest playwright – ideal for theatregoers, students, movie buffs and lovers of literature alike. Both a quick reference and an in-depth background guide, it features: Full coverage of all 38 plays, including a synopsis, character list, stage history and a full critical essay for each. Up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings – from Olivier to Luhrmann, and Kosintzev to Kurosawa – alongside recommended texts, critical studies and further reading. Fascinating features on such topics as swearing in Shakespeare, the role of fools, cross-dressing and the mystery of Shakespeare’s lost plays. Detailed analysis of Shakespeare’s poetry – both the famous Sonnets and the less well-known narrative poems. Vivid accounts of Shakespeare’s life and theatre, with colourful detail on how the plays were originally performed. ...

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