How to Read Shakespeare

by Nicholas Royle and Nicholas Royle

Book Overview

Nicholas Royle conveys the richness and complexity of Shakespeare's work by focusing, above all, on how to read and enjoy short passages and interpret specific words from the plays and poems themselves. Discussing poetry and the question of reading, to the nature of memory and forgetting, to the power of love, Royle covers many of Shakespeare's most prevalent themes. Attention is also given to important aspects of historical context and critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393328392
• ISBN13: 9780393328394
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"