A Leg Up On The Canon Book 4: Adaptations of Shakespeare's Romances and Poetry and Thompson's Hound of Heaven Contributor(s): McGahern, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1475945221 ISBN-13: 9781475945225 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - True Crime |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 392 pages |
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Publisher Description: Shakespeare had extraordinary intelligence, unheard-of powers of observation and interpretation, a soaring imagination, a way with words that defies description, and a defining interest in the theater. He brought kings, queens, heroes, and peasantry to the stage so they could be seen in a more realistic fashion. Even so, in modern times, assistance is often needed to interpret Shakespeare's work. In A Leg Up on the Canon, author Jim McGahern provides an extensive biography of Shakespeare and offers an introductory guide to his histories, comedies, tragedies, romances, and poems. McGahern presents summaries of the texts, explanations of difficult passages, extensive historical context, and glossaries of terms no longer in use. In each volume, he outlines the plot of plays in that category and then delivers a one-act play with inclusive commentary. McGahern includes pertinent remarks and important speeches and soliloquies interlaced with brief explanations and descriptions of the actions on stage as well as plot developments. A Leg Up on the Canon, a four-volume series, provides insights into the word music of the talented man from Stratford. |