The Shakespeare Wars: Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascoes, Palace Coups
by Ron Rosenbaum
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Author: Ron RosenbaumEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2006-09-19
ISBN: 0375503390
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Random House
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Book Review: Big disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book with some real excitement because I read a lot of Shakespeare criticism and analysis (as well as frequently re-read Shakespeare) and I'm very interested in the issues addressed by this book. To my great disappointment, this book is grossly padded and maddeningly repetitious, written so badly that you'd almost think it was transcribed as the author held forth at length at a boozy dinner party while unfortunate guests listened glassy-eyed out of politeness. I tried hard to finish the book -- buried in self-indulgent blather are some very interesting issues -- but about halfway through I couldn't force myself to read further. It was like eating some fine pieces of dark chocolate that had been covered in a thick coating of lard. A pity his editors didn't force him to write a better book (his New Yorker essay on this subject was much better, probably because those editors wouldn't allow such sloppiness).
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