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The Globe Guide to Shakespeare

Author : Andrew Dickson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 828 pages

File Size : 36,73 MB

Release : 2016-09-06

Category : Drama

ISBN : 1681772647

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Book Description

With full coverage of the thirty-nine Shakespearian plays (including a synopsis, full character list, stage history, and a critical essay for each), this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and an in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs, and lovers of literature. Along with an exploration of the Bard's sonnets and narrative poems, The Globe Guide to Shakespeare features fascinating accounts of Shakespeare's life and the Globe Theater itself, with colorful details about each play's original performance.This comprehensive guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the quintessential celebration of all things Shakespearian.



The Rough Guide to Shakespeare

Author : Andrew Dickson

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 612 pages

File Size : 33,94 MB

Release : 2009-04-01

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1405384409

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The Rough Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the world's greatest playwright; William Shakespeare. With full coverage of the 38 Shakespearian plays, including a synopsis, full character list, stage history and a critical essay for each, this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and in-depth background guide for theatergoers, students, film buffs and lovers of literature alike. The Rough Guide to Shakespeare also explores Shakespeare's sonnets and Shakespeare's less well-known narrative poems, combined with fascinating accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre, exploring in colourful detail each play's original performances. This fully updated guide includes a new 'My Shakespeare' chapter with directors & actors including Sir Ian McKellen, Christopher Plummer and Zoë Wanamaker, as well as tips for introducing your children to Shakespeare with recommended graphic novels, adaptations and DVDs for all age groups. With up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings from Olivier to Luhrmann, and Kosintzev to Kurosawa, the Rough Guide to Shakespeare is a celebration of all classic and contemporary Shakespearian productions.



The Rough Guide to Shakespeare

Author : Andrew Dickson

Publisher :

Page : 548 pages

File Size : 42,33 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN :

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Featuring full coverage of all 38 plays, this guide to the works of William Shakespeare includes a synopsis, character list, stage history and full critical essay for each play. It also includes a brief summary of Shakespeare's life, as well as an account of how each play was originally performed.



The Rough Guide to True Crime

Author : Cathy Scott

Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Page : 819 pages

File Size : 12,11 MB

Release : 2009-09

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 185828385X

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The Rough Guide to True Crime tells the stories of criminal acts ranging from the absurd to the appalling, using a light touch with the former and illuminating the psychology in play behind the crimes. A compilation of crime's greatest hits, preposterous occurrences and heinous acts, the Rough Guide to True Crime will satisfy the armchair voyeur and amateur criminologist alike.



The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

Author : Margreta De Grazia

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 381 pages

File Size : 21,82 MB

Release : 2010-03-25

Category : Drama

ISBN : 0521886325

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Book Description

Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works.



Sh*t Rough Drafts

Author : Paul Laudiero

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 137 pages

File Size : 50,95 MB

Release : 2014-04-15

Category : Humor

ISBN : 145214026X

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Sh*t Rough Drafts collects imagined misguided early drafts of classic books, screenplays, and contemporary literature, creating visions of alternate works that would exist had the authors not come to their senses. What if F. Scott Fitzgerald had gone with the title The Coolest Gatsby? How would The Hunger Games change if Peeta were armed only with blueberry muffins? And how would the Star Wars films play out if Darth Vader is Luke's father, but Chewbacca is also his cousin? Harry Potter, MacBeth, Jaws, The Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick, and many more are each presented as if they were the actual typed or handwritten pages by the authors themselves, revealing the funny and frightful works they might have been with a little less capable judgment.



The Rough Guide to the Royals

Author : Rough Guides

Publisher : Rough Guides UK

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 49,66 MB

Release : 2012-04-05

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1409360091

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Britain's royals are the official face of the state and the center of a worldwide media circus. This entertaining Rough Guide to the Royals explores the paradox of one of the world's oldest monarchies. It casts a quizzical eye over the current royal family, from former Olympic horse rider Anne and industry ambassador Andrew to current favorites William and Kate. It answers such burning questions as what they do, where they get their money from, how fundamentally British are they, and just who is twelfth in the line to the throne. (One-year-old Savannah Phillips is the answer.) This book looks at the most extravagant royal ceremonies and the most controversial figures, from wife-murderer Henry VIII to the scandalous Caroline of Brunswick (who was banned from her husband's coronation but turned up anyway). The best and the worst monarchs are reassessed, with investigations into how the likes of alleged nephew-killer and hunchback Richard III achieved their villainous reputations. The image of the monarchy is also examined-whether it's in commemorative ceramics, respectful movies such as The King's Speech, or more critical fare. Now available in ePub format.



The Rough Guide to Jamaica

Author : Rough Guides

Publisher : Rough Guides

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 17,91 MB

Release : 2018-08

Category : Guidebooks

ISBN : 9780241308837

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Areas covered include: Kingston, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, The Blue Mountains, Port Royal, Cockpit Country, Port Antonio, Treasure Beach, Portland, Bluefields Bay. Attractions include: Dunn's River waterfall, Blue Lagoon, Trench Town Culture Yard, Peter Tosh Museum, National Gallery, Appleton Estate, Rio Grande, Luminous Lagoon



The Rough Guide to Climate Change

Author : Robert Henson

Publisher : Rough Guides UK

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 32,35 MB

Release : 2011-05-02

Category : Science

ISBN : 140538865X

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The Rough Guide to Climate Change gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing the planet. Cutting a swathe through scientific research and political debate, this completely updated 3rd edition lays out the facts and assesses the options-global and personal-for dealing with the threat of a warming world. The guide looks at the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years and what computer simulations of climate change reveal about our past, present and future. This updated edition includes scientific findings that have emerged since the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as well as background on recent controversies and an updated politics section that reflects post-Copenhagen developments. Discover how rising temperatures and sea levels, plus changes to extreme weather patterns, are already affecting life around the world. The Rough Guide to Climate Change unravels how governments, scientists and engineers plan to tackle the problem and includes information on what you can do to help.



The Rough Guide to England

Author : Rough Guides

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 973 pages

File Size : 21,17 MB

Release : 2015-02-02

Category : Travel

ISBN : 0241202191

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The full-color Rough Guide to England is the definitive insider's guide to a country rich in history, heritage and culture. This fully updated Rough Guide to England has clear maps, detailed itineraries, and regional highlights. There's practical information and advice on visiting England's beautiful countryside and coastline, as well as the many diverse cities, towns, and picture-postcard villages. Don't miss a thing with up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, from boutique hotels to budget hostels, the most authentic pubs and new-on-the-scene restaurants, and the most exciting activities and experiences. Whether you're camping on a remote Cornish peninsula, hiking in the Peak District, being pampered in a spa town or browsing markets in London's East End, explore every corner of this superb country with easy-to-use maps and detailed sights information. Make the most of your time on EarthTM with The Rough Guide to England.