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Beschreibung

Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespeare, with one entry for every night of the year.

Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and daily events, the entries in this glorious book include:

Romeo and Juliet on Valentine's Day.

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Midsummer.

The witches of Macbeth around their cauldron on Halloween.

Also featured is one of Shakespeare's only two mentions of football for the anniversary of the first FA cup final.

Beautifully illustrated with favourite scenes from Shakespeare's best-loved plays, this magnificent volume is a fun introduction to the well-known work and lesser known plays and poetry and is designed to be accessible to both adults and curious children.

Keep this book by your bedside and luxuriate in the rich language of the greatest writer the world has ever known, for entertainment, relaxation and timeless wisdom every night of the year.

Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespeare, with one entry for every night of the year.

Chosen especially by a Shakespeare fanatic to reflect the changing seasons and daily events, the entries in this glorious book include:

Romeo and Juliet on Valentine's Day.

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Midsummer.

The witches of Macbeth around their cauldron on Halloween.

Also featured is one of Shakespeare's only two mentions of football for the anniversary of the first FA cup final.

Beautifully illustrated with favourite scenes from Shakespeare's best-loved plays, this magnificent volume is a fun introduction to the well-known work and lesser known plays and poetry and is designed to be accessible to both adults and curious children.

Keep this book by your bedside and luxuriate in the rich language of the greatest writer the world has ever known, for entertainment, relaxation and timeless wisdom every night of the year.

Über den Autor

Colin Salter is a former theatrical production manager, now a prolific author of literary history. In the course of fifteen years he worked on well over a hundred plays including, of course, many by William Shakespeare. For Batsford he has written 100 Books that Changed the World and 100 Speeches that Changed the World. He is the author of a biography of Mark Twain and is currently working on a history of the books in one family's three-hundred-year-old library. He delights in the richness of language, whether William Shakespeare's or PG Woodhouse's. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog and bicycle.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 528 S.
ISBN-13: 9781849948241
ISBN-10: 1849948240
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Salter, Colin
Herausgeber: Colin Salter
Illustrator: Szinvai, Dániel
Zusammengestellt: Salter, Colin
Hersteller: Abrams & Chronicle Books
Batsford Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Abrams & Chronicle C/O Media Participations, Marine Philipona, 57 Rue Gaston Tessier, F-75019 Paris, info@abramsandchronicle.co.uk
Abbildungen: 12 black and white illustrations
Maße: 241 x 158 x 49 mm
Von/Mit: Colin Salter
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.04.2024
Gewicht: 1,348 kg
Artikel-ID: 127383918