30-second Shakespeare : 50 key aspects of his works, life and legacy, each explained in half a minute /: 50 key aspects of his works, life and legacy, each explained in half a minute. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Thirty-second Shakespeare
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Ros Barber ; foreword, Mark Rylance ; contributors Ros Barber and nine others ; illustrations, Ivan Hissey.
• Editors: Barber, Ros, 1964-
• Other Names: Barber, Ros 1964- contributor.; Rylance, Mark author of introduction, etc.; Hissey, Ivan illustrator.
• Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Context: Glossary -- The life & legend -- Religion & politics -- Textual sources -- Feature play: Hamlet -- Classical influences -- Contemporary influences -- The sonnets -- The authorship question -- Co-authorship -- Themes: Glossary -- Political transition -- Usurpation -- False accusation -- Feature play: Othello -- Resurrection -- Mistaken identity -- Reputation -- Exile -- Knowledge: Glossary: Language & vocabulary -- Biblical reference -- Medicine -- Feature play: King Lear -- Law -- History -- Geography -- Art -- Components: Glossary -- Blank verse -- Rhyme -- Prose -- Turns of phrase -- Feature play: Romeo and Juliet -- Music -- Comedy -- Soliloquies -- Heroes & villains: Glosasry -- Tragic heroes -- Lovers -- Flighters -- Feature play: Macbeth -- Plotters -- Strong women -- Clowns & fools -- The commoners -- Magic & monsters: Glossary: Elizabethan magic -- Magicians & witches -- Ghosts -- Sprites & fairies -- Feature play: A midsummer night's dream -- Monsters -- Charms & potions -- Prophecy & premonition -- Legacy: Glossary -- The king of infinite space -- The inventor of English -- The storyteller -- Influence -- Feature play: The tempest -- Apocrypha -- Forgeries -- Critical heritage -- Notes on contributors.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Ivy Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 822.33; Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography; Art appreciation; Dramatists, English -- Early modern -- Biography; Dramatists, English -- Biography -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Art appreciation; Dramatists, English -- Early modern; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Appreciation; Criticism and interpretation; Appreciation; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782402923; 1782402926
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