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What's so special about Shakespeare?  Cover Image Book Book

What's so special about Shakespeare?

Rosen, Michael 1946- (author.). Nayler, Sarah, (illustrator.).

Summary: More than four hundred years after William Shakespeare s death, his name is known in every corner of the world. Why? Celebrated poet, critic, and Shakespeare enthusiast Michael Rosen answers that question with humor, knowledge, and appreciation, offering a whirlwind tour of Shakespeare s life, his London, and four of his plays: A Midsummer Night s Dream, Macbeth, King Lear, and The Tempest.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780763699949
  • ISBN: 0763699942
  • ISBN: 9780763699956
  • ISBN: 0763699950
  • Physical Description: print
    147 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Second U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachsetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.

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General Note:
Originally published as: Shakespeare : his work and his world / illustrated by Robert Ingpen. 2001.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: A plot! 1598 -- What's so special about Shakespeare? -- Extraordinary and dangerous times -- Shakespeare : the facts -- Stratford and school -- London -- Theater in the making -- The new theaters -- Shakespeare at work. A midsummer night's dream ; Macbeth ; King Lear ; The tempest. -- The drama of Shakespeare -- The will -- The legacy -- Time line .
Subject: Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Juvenile literature
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation Juvenile literature
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Juvenile literature
Dramatists, English Early modern, 1500-1700 Biography Juvenile literature
Theater England History 16th century Juvenile literature
Authors, English Juvenile literature
Theater England History 16th century
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Theater

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