{"product_id":"deciphering-shakespeares-plays-a-practical-guide-to-the-twenty-best-known-and-enduring-works-9780998897806","title":"Deciphering Shakespeare's Plays: A Practical Guide to the Twenty Best-Known and Enduring Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeciphering Shakespeare's Plays: A Practical Guide to the 20 Best-Known and Enduring Works\u003c\/em\u003e brings William Shakespeare's 400-year-old dramas alive in a new introduction for students, playgoers, and general readers. This guide doesn't just dissect great soliloquies on the page--it illuminates the essence and experience of the Shakespearean spoken word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical guide brings you closer to the heady, behind-the-scenes world of freelance playwriting and the London theatre scene of the 1590s. It lends insight into decisions that theatre people make while acting and staging \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other revered works by the world's greatest playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeciphering Shakespeare's Plays\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable reference tool for high school and university students, drama students, professional and amateur actors, teachers, playgoers, drama critics, and casual readers--or anyone who wants to discover, brush up on, or reacquaint themselves with Shakespeare's plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Anne Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calpurnia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998897806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenwood, Cynthia Anne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cynthia Greenwood has worked as a professional interpreter of Shakespeare for newspaper readers, students, and theatregoers for thirty years. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare's Plays, having taught Shakespeare's plays and sonnets at the college level for ten years. She served as the classical arts critic for the Houston Press, and has filed arts reports and reviews for The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Playbill and PlayShakespeare.com. She holds a Master's degree in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a second Master's degree with an emphasis on British drama, from The University of Houston.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calpurnia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40579581444211,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b552c330-1422-4eec-8ca8-787389da1fb7.jpg?v=1668521790","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/deciphering-shakespeares-plays-a-practical-guide-to-the-twenty-best-known-and-enduring-works-9780998897806","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}