How to Enjoy Shakespeare by Robert Thomas Fallon
Fallon explores Shakespeare in five sections dealing with language, theme, staging, character, and plot, each abundantly illustrated with episodes and quotations from the plays. He writes in easily accessible prose in a book designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard.
Fallon has written a 'guide for the perplexed'.. * Kalamazoo Gazette *
Fallon has an enthusiasm for the subject that will easily infect readers…. Students, teachers, and playgoers alike would find it extremely useful. Recommended. -- Susan L. Peters * Library Journal *
A celebrated author whose Shakespeare theatre guides have been celebrated for their ease of access without 'dumbing down' information. * Bookwatch *
Fallon comes to the rescue by explaining Shakespearean language, themes, narrative...for those with little or no previous exposure. * Book News, Inc. *
An insightful assessment of several of Shakespeare's favorite themes: love, war, ambition and illusion. -- Katherine Royster * Tennessean *
Scholarly, but friendly. -- Stephen Peithman * Stage Directions *
If it's a basic, easy primer to enjoying Shakespeare which is needed, try out Thomas Fallon's How to Enjoy Shakespeare. * Bookwatch *
A wealth of perspectives. -- Jonathan Moscone * American Theatre *
He writes in easily accessible prose in a book designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard. * The Poor Yorick Shakespeare Catalogue *
Accessible prose without the 'insider' assumptions of many similar-sounding guides. * Bookwatch *
A little book of just 100 pages with a no-nonsense, easy approach to Shakespeare. * Bibliotheque D'humanisme Et Renaissance *
It is also notably the only volume here that has anything substantial to say about iambic pentameter. * Times Literary Supplement *
Fallon has an enthusiasm for the subject that will easily infect readers…. Students, teachers, and playgoers alike would find it extremely useful. Recommended. -- Susan L. Peters * Library Journal *
A celebrated author whose Shakespeare theatre guides have been celebrated for their ease of access without 'dumbing down' information. * Bookwatch *
Fallon comes to the rescue by explaining Shakespearean language, themes, narrative...for those with little or no previous exposure. * Book News, Inc. *
An insightful assessment of several of Shakespeare's favorite themes: love, war, ambition and illusion. -- Katherine Royster * Tennessean *
Scholarly, but friendly. -- Stephen Peithman * Stage Directions *
If it's a basic, easy primer to enjoying Shakespeare which is needed, try out Thomas Fallon's How to Enjoy Shakespeare. * Bookwatch *
A wealth of perspectives. -- Jonathan Moscone * American Theatre *
He writes in easily accessible prose in a book designed to make modern readers and audiences feel comfortable with the Bard. * The Poor Yorick Shakespeare Catalogue *
Accessible prose without the 'insider' assumptions of many similar-sounding guides. * Bookwatch *
A little book of just 100 pages with a no-nonsense, easy approach to Shakespeare. * Bibliotheque D'humanisme Et Renaissance *
It is also notably the only volume here that has anything substantial to say about iambic pentameter. * Times Literary Supplement *
Robert Thomas Fallon's Theatergoer's Guides—to Shakespeare, to his characters, and to his themes—have been widely praised for their clarity and intelligence without dumbing down the material for the general reader. He has also written three books on John Milton. Mr. Fallon is professor emeritus of English at La Salle University and lives in Lumberville, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781566636186 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566636183 |
| Title | How to Enjoy Shakespeare |
| Author | Robert Thomas Fallon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Year published | 2004-12-21 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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