Essential Shakespeare Handbook: The Definitive, Fully Illustrated Guide to the World's Greatest Playwright and H

Dunton-Downer, Leslie; Riding, Alan

ISBN 10: 1465402268 / ISBN 13: 9781465402264

Published by DK, 2013

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.1465402268.G

Synopsis:

From Hamlet and The Tempest to Henry V and Romeo and Juliet, the Essential Shakespeare Handbook is a user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespearean canon, as well as a compelling portrait of the Bard's life.

About the Author: Leslie Dunton-Downer received a PhD with Distinction in comparative literature from Harvard. She has served as a lecturer at her alma mater, and is a trustee of the Harvard Advocate and a member of the Society of Fellows. She was a 2014 fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. She is the coauthor, with Alan Riding, of DK’s Essential Shakespeare Handbook and Eyewitness Companions: Opera, and the author of The English Is Coming!: How One Language Is Sweeping the World.

For 12 years, Alan Riding was the European cultural correspondent for the New York Times. He was previously bureau chief for the Times in Paris, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City. Riding is the author of And the Show Went On and Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. He lives in Paris with his wife, Marlise Simons, a writer for the Times.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Essential Shakespeare Handbook: The ...
Publisher: DK
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good