Shakespeare on Theatre
โ Scribed by Nick De Somogyi
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Shakespeare scholar Nick de Somogyi draws together all the set pieces such as "All the world's a stage," Hamlet's encounters with the Players, and Bottom's amateur dramatics, along with less well-known but equally revealing passages. Interspersed throughout are insights into theater practices from Shakespeare's contemporaries.
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