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Studying Shakespeare : a guide to the plays

Author: Laurie E Maguire
Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This guide reminds us that the main reason people still watch and read Shakespeare's plays is because they identify with the characters and situations depicted in them. It helps readers to grasp the connections between the issues addressed by the plays and those of our own time.
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Genre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Named Person: William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Laurie E Maguire
ISBN: 0631229841 9780631229841 063122985X 9780631229858 9786611310639 6611310630
OCLC Number: 1004593112
Description: xii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Responsibility: Laurie E. Maguire.

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This guide reminds us that the main reason people still watch and read Shakespeare's plays is because they identify with the characters and situations depicted in them. It helps readers to grasp the connections between the issues addressed by the plays and those of our own time.

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