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"Mastering Shakespeare" covers in detail the plays set in the National Curriculum through GCSE and A Level to the major elements of Shakespearean drama studied in further education courses. The book is divided into sections that deal with comedy, tragedy and history. Also included are detailed sections on the most popular plays in the theatre and in the examination room. The text deals with the basic themes of Shakespeare, the kinds of characters he created, the stories he was attracted to, and the ways in which the plays work out on stage. Among the plays studied are "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Merchant of Venice", "Julius Caesar", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet".

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: plays & playwrights

• Full title: Mastering Shakespeare
• Author: Richard Gill
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 398
• EAN: 9780333698730
• ISBN: 0333698738
• ID: 04058513
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 644 g
• Dimensions: 224 × 156 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. August 1998

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