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Product Identifiers

PublisherWalker & Company

ISBN-100802777333

ISBN-139780802777331

eBay Product ID (ePID)46604183

Product Key Features

Book TitleShakespeare Well-Versed : a Rhyming Guide to All His Plays

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicShakespeare, General

IllustratorYes, Eccles, David

GenreLiterary Criticism, Humor

AuthorJames Muirden

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length7.3 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Reviews"A perfect little gift for any fan of Shakespeare with a sense of humor." --Nancy Pearl, author ofBook Lust, "A perfect little gift for any fan of Shakespeare with a sense of humor." -- Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, "A perfect little gift for any fan of Shakespeare with a sense of humor." --Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, "A perfect little gift for any fan of Shakespeare with a sense of humor." --Nancy Pearl, author of" Book Lust"

SynopsisIn "Shakespeare Well-Versed James Muirden captures the essence of each of the bard's plays in quick-witted, rhyming verse. These clever synopses--with varied rhyme schemes--bring to life the high points and high jinks of all of Shakespeare's plays. Here the best-loved scenes and characters--Romeo and Juliet's impassioned balcony rendezvous, Henry V's speech before the Battle of Agincourt, Hamlet's melancholy soliloquy, the three witches meddling in Macbeth--are given fresh perspective by Muirden's charming, insightful interpretations. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of Shakespeare or one who hasn't read his work since high school, you will be delighted by Muirden's verse and by David Eccles's wickedly clever illustrations that are featured throughout the book. Shakespeare Well-Versed is a smart and entertaining companion to Shakespeare's plays., "Shakespeare Well Versed" will enchant readers with clever, rhyming synopses of all of the bard's plays. James Muirden skillfully employs varied rhyme schemes to bring to life the high points and high jinks of these classic works., In Shakespeare Well-Versed James Muirden captures the essence of each of the bard's plays in quick-witted, rhyming verse. These clever synopses--with varied rhyme schemes--bring to life the high points and high jinks of all of Shakespeare's plays. Here the best-loved scenes and characters--Romeo and Juliet's impassioned balcony rendezvous, Henry V's speech before the Battle of Agincourt, Hamlet's melancholy soliloquy, the three witches meddling in Macbeth--are given fresh perspective by Muirden's charming, insightful interpretations. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of Shakespeare or one who hasn't read his work since high school, you will be delighted by Muirden's verse and by David Eccles's wickedly clever illustrations that are featured throughout the book. Shakespeare Well-Versed is a smart and entertaining companion to Shakespeare's plays.