Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, Vols. 1-2
Shakespeare's genius is marked by his rare ability to appeal to theatergoers of all types and all levels of education. But for most modern folks, the Greek and Roman mythology and history, let alone the history of England and the geography of sixteenth-century Europe that his works are laden...
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Shakespeare's genius is marked by his rare ability to appeal to theatergoers of all types and all levels of education. But for most modern folks, the Greek and Roman mythology and history, let alone the history of England and the geography of sixteenth-century Europe that his works are laden with, are hardly within our grasp. Isaac Asimov comes to making obscure issues clear to the layperson, selects key passages from 38 of the great bard's plays plus two of his narrative poems and, with the help of beautifully rendered maps an figures, illuminates us about their historical and mythological background.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780517268254 (0517268256)
Publish date: January 1st 1978
Publisher: Avenel
Pages no: 1536
Edition language: English
I came across this book while studying for my M.A. test. Someone in the study group photocopied the revelent sections. This is proably the best guide to the plays, at least in terms of symbolism and allusion. Asimov does a good job of keeping his opinion of the play out of his writing and simply ...
It proves that he couldn't only write good and solid SF, but he was also an astounding expert on Shakespeare. I'm trying to get my hands on the digital version of these books, but to no avail. Still, it's still one of my personal references on Shakespeare on paper (along with "Shakespeare After All"...
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