{"product_id":"9781405113953","title":"How to Read a Shakespeare Play","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow to Study Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHow to Read a Shakespeare Play\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Bevington\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare’s works for pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages readers to approach Shakespeare's works aggressively, interactively, and questioningly\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on six popular Shakespeare plays - \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part I, Hamlet, King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and The \u003ci\u003eTempest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecommends the best editions, recordings and DVDs \/ videos of these plays\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the production of the plays on stage and screen\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to different genres in Shakespeare – romantic comedy, English history, tragedy and romance\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids jargon and abstract literary theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Bevington\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: The Seven Ages of Human Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 2005) and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: Script, Stage, Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (with Anne Marie Welsh and Michael L. Greenwald, 2006). He has also edited the Bantam Shakespeare in 29 volumes (currently being reedited), \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Works of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e (fifth edition, 2003), and a number of individual Shakespeare plays including \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHenry IV, Part I\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 June 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405113953\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384248266892,"sku":"9781405113953","price":100.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405113953.jpg?v=1780112302","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405113953","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}