Description - How to Read a Shakespeare Play by David Bevington
This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare’s works for pleasure.
- Encourages readers to approach Shakespeare's works aggressively, interactively, and questioningly
- Focuses on six popular Shakespeare plays - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV Part I, Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest
- Recommends the best editions, recordings and DVDs / videos of these plays
- Discusses the production of the plays on stage and screen
- Introduces readers to different genres in Shakespeare – romantic comedy, English history, tragedy and romance
- Avoids jargon and abstract literary theory
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