| Tales from Shakespeare Contributor(s): Lamb, Charles (Author), Lamb, Mary (Author), Warner, Marina (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141441623 ISBN-13: 9780141441627 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeareas plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeareas originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, "Tales from Shakespeare" provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeareas lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52298 Reading Level: 12.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, Tales from Shakespeare provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |