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Shakespeare Graphic Novels

BBC is reporting on the release of manga style Shakespeare books. I am torn on the idea - it could be a useful tool in encouraging reading, but they have certainly used a heavy editorial hand in some edits… Perhaps a serialized approach would have worked better.

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2 Responses to “Shakespeare Graphic Novels”

1. karen wenborn Says:
   July 24th, 2007 at 5:25 am

   Have a look in here…..www.classicalcomics.com graphic shakespeare, dickens, bronte.
   Will S is unabridged in the original text version, uncut but modernised in plain text, and simplified in quicktext.
   Enjoy!

2. Ambrogio Beccarria Says:
   July 23rd, 2008 at 10:52 am

   William Shakespeare would have thee read the Italian Renaissance
   Graphic Novel AMBROGIO BECCARRIA!
   trek HERE for a preview!

   Thanx -
   ‘a friend’, of Jonathan M. Prince
   (the author & artist of ‘Ambrogio
   Beccarria‘ & owner of Calicuchima Press).

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