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Pocket Companion To Shakespeare's Plays | 
| Author: Jc Trewin
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3297680
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 3.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1857323408
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9781857323405
ASIN: 1857323408
Publication Date: October 16, 1997
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Product Description
Everyone knows which Shakespearean character said "To be or not to be..."--but what about the details of Timon of Athens or Cymbeline? Whether you're a student looking for an ideal reference or a theater-goer who wants a quick brush-up before attending a play, enlightenment comes in a very compact and portable form. For each of Shakespeare's 38 plays there is a synopsis of the plot; a list of characters, with notes on the major ones; and a resume of its performance history. You also get a critique of the poems and sonnets, background on Shakespearean theater in Britain and the United States, as well as on the early actors; information on the "Apocrypha" (various plays not included in the First Folio, but attributed to the Bard); and a selected glossary of Elizabethan English. Trim size: 3 1/2 x 7 1/2.
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A Useful Pocket Sized Resource - Despite the Small Font May 30, 2008
Michael Wischmeyer (Houston, Texas)
I still use my Simon and Schuster Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays (1989) to check on the date of a particular play, to glance over a synopsis, or the find the name of a character that I have forgotten, despite my increasing use of Wikipedia now days.
The plays are arranged chronologically. (We should be thankful for those meticulous Victorian scholars a century ago that helped create the now accepted sequence of Shakespeare's works. In fact, there is a 35-page biography section that briefly outlines the contributions of key Shakespearean actors, directors, critics, and scholars.) There is small section on Shakespeare's poetry and sonnets.
Three or four pages, sometimes more, are devoted to each play with sections titled Synopsis, In Performance, In Other Terms (e.g., films), and Chief Characters.
There are two brief sections on major Shakespearean Theatres and Shakespearean Festivals. The Select Glossary on Shakespeare's English (roughly 900 terms) might prove useful as a study guide, although I typically rely on footnotes and my favorite dictionary when reading for pleasure. There is even a genealogical chart for the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
The Simon and Schuster Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays is not without defects. Most noticeably, the font size is small to the point that good lighting is essential, especially if you are old enough to have read a good many Shakespearean plays more than once.
As the forward indicates, this guidebook targets readers developing a kinship with Shakespeare's works. Scholars and theatrical professionals will likely require more elaborate studies, but for many readers this small book will prove most satisfactory. And it will fit in a pocket.
Newer Edition: A fully revised 2005 edition titled The Pocket Companion to Shakespeare's Plays is available from Mitchell Beazley Publishing. The revisions were by Stanley Wells; the forward was written by Dame Judi Dench.
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