Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare
by Isaac Asimov
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Author: Isaac AsimovEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978
ISBN: 0517268256
Number of pages: 1536
Publisher: Avenel
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Book Review: A GREAT SUPPLEMENT TO THE SHAKESPEAREAN CANON
Summary: 5 Stars
An exhaustive critical overview of Shakespeare's complete works, "Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare" is an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in great plays like Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, The Taming of the Shrew, and all the rest of Shakespeare's repertoire. The author's voice is both concise and precise, and if his unbridled admiration for the Bard comes through in every word he is nontheless willing to criticise when it's called for. Naturally, many of Asimov's opinions are highly debatable, but such is the case with any scholarly endeavor. Hopefully, this classic will be back in print soon, for it would be a travesty to let such a literary treasure slip away into oblivion. Meanwhile, if you can find it, buy it. Sure to increase any Shakespeare reader's understanding and joy of the great dramatist's works.
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