Romeo and Juliet

by Alistair McCallum

Overview

In this handbook for Romeo and Juliet, Alistair McCallum guides readers through the difficulties of plot and language, leaving them free to enjoy the depth, beauty, and vitality of Shakespeare's work. It is a superb introduction to the play.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566633642
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	05/15/2001
Series:	Shakespeare Handbooks
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.74(w) x 8.68(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Alistair McCallum grew up in Stratford-on-Avon and studied at the Warwick School and Cambridge University. He has taught English language and literature to overseas students and now works on the Bookworms and Playscripts series for Oxford University Press in addition to his own Shakespeare Handbooks.

What People are Saying About This

DAME JUDI DENCH

I think they are tremendously useful in helping to understand Shakespeare's works.

SIMON CALLOW

The Handbooks open up the plays admirably. They are excellent for all levels of reader--everybody will get something from them.

Judi Dench

Tremendously useful in helping to understand Shakespeare's works.

Kenneth Branagh

Very readable, very helpful.

KENNETH BRANAGH

Very readable, very helpful.

Simon Callow

The handbooks open the plays admirably...Everyone will get something from them.

Editorial Reviews

The handbooks open the plays admirably...Everyone will get something from them.

Simon Callow

Very readable, very helpful.

Kenneth Branagh

Tremendously useful in helping to understand Shakespeare's works.

Dame Judi Dench

Describes the plot of scene by scene and showcases key text from the play, with notes on unfamiliar words and phrases. Boxes give facts about the play and its production in Shakespeare's time, and present comments from critics of the past and present. There is no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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