The Shakespeare Book

Every play, the sonnets and the world Shakespeare worked in are presented spread by spread in this illustrated guide. The Shakespeare Book sets out the tragedies, comedies, histories and poetry with plot overviews, character maps, thematic notes and Elizabethan context. Diagrams show who is related to whom and how the action moves, which helps a great deal before a first reading or a trip to the theatre. The visual method keeps commentary brief while still covering language, symbolism and the reasons these works continue to circulate. What the pages hold: • Coverage of the plays, sonnets and narrative poems • Character maps and plot diagrams for individual works • Notes on Elizabethan history, staging and language • Handy before studying a text or seeing a production Suits school and university students, theatre-goers and general readers, published by DK and available at Boipoka.