The Friendly Shakespeare: A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard
This lively reference book will delight anyone who's ever shuddered at a soliloquy or nodded off at the moment an actor said "doth." Crammed full of solid--but never simplistic--information, this browsing compendium includes the major plays, along with illustrations, sidebars, and photos that make learning about Shakespeare fun. more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-29-2007
- Very Pleased
I bought this book based on the reviews at Amazon, and am very pleased with my purchase. I have "The Complete Works" of William Shakespeare, but it wasn't really complete until I bought this book.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-15-2003
- The perfect guide for the beginner
I can't imagine a better guide to Shakespeare than this. It's like a "for dummies" book, but better. The author covers just about everything, but she never bores you. In fact, I could hardly put this book down.After a very lively...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-02-2003
- The Lady Hath Written A Most Excellent Book, Methinks!!
+++++This book's preface instructs, "Don't feel compelled to read this book from cover to cover" since it's meant for reading at a relaxed pace. Guess what? I DID read it from cover to cover!!Why did I do this? Here are my reasons:(1)...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-29-2002
- The greatest Shakespeare reference EVER.
I mean it. It really is.Norrie Epstein, who also brings you _The Friendly Dickens_, has produced an absolutely unbelievable wealth of information involving Shakespeare's life, work, and times, all in an extremely readable, interesting,...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-29-2007
- Very Pleased
I bought this book based on the reviews at Amazon, and am very pleased with my purchase. I have "The Complete Works" of William Shakespeare, but it wasn't really complete until I bought this book.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-07-2001
- Good Introduction to Shakespeare
The main audience for this book is the newcomer to Shakespeare, and I believe that someone unfamiliar with Shakespeare really would find this book a useful companion to his first forays into Shax-land and/or an appetite stimulant to make...
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