All of Shakespeare

by Maurice Charney

Book Overview

In All of Shakespeare, Maurice Charney, former president of the Shakespeare Association of America, provides a play by play, poem by poem guide to all of Shakespeare's works. In succinct and lucid chapters, Charney brings to life every play, from The Comedy of Errors to The Tempest, in addition to the long poems and the Sonnets.

The book is divided into sections according to genre: comedies, histories, tragedies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231068638
• ISBN13: 9780231068635
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Not All of Shakespeare!

Besides Dr. Harold Bloom who I consider a mad literary genius there is Dr. Maurice Charney who is quite the expert on William Shakespeare and has written numerous books about him as well. This book does help break down the plays, characters and plots without overburdening the reader with too much information. If you need to know more about Shakespeare or the Bard as he is called, Dr. Charney is a great alternative to Bloom.

Read Again and Again and Again

I think it was a great book. It really brings the real Shakespeare to life. It is one of the few books I can read again and again.