William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Bloom, Harold, ed.
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Chelsea House
Just the Series: Bloom's Classic Critical Views   

Series and Publisher: Bloom's Classic Critical Views   

Annotation: A collection of critical essays written from the sixteenth through the early-twentieth centuries about the British playwright and his work.
Genre: [Literature and language]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #4863847
Format: Library Binding
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 09/01/10
Pages: 539 pages
ISBN: 1-604-13723-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-604-13723-1
Dewey: 822.3
LCCN: 2010010067
Dimensions: 25 cm.
Subject Heading:
Shakespeare, William,. 1564-1616. Criticism and interpretation. Juvenile literature.
Shakespeare, William,. 1564-1616. Criticism and interpretation.
Language: English
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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reading Level: 8.0
Interest Level: 9-12
Easily the most respected, revered, and researched writer of all time, William Shakespeare and his works have forever changed the face of literature, inspiring playful discussion and heated debate for hundreds of years. He wrote such well-known plays as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, published more than 150 sonnets, and coined more than 1,500 new words. This engrossing reference examines all facets of Shakespeare and his writings, featuring criticism throughout the centuries, and includes a chronology of his life, an introduction by Harold Bloom, and an index for handy reference.
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Shakespeare imbued A Midsummer Night's Dream with extraordinary complexity. This ethereal fantasy involves four different levels of representation, which intermingle but never wholly fuse. The enchanted forest in which most of the action takes place proves to be the ideal setting for a comedy exploring the intersection of reality and illusion, love and desire. This invaluable new literary reference presents a selection of the best contemporary criticism of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, introduced by an essay from esteemed scholar Harold Bloom and featuring a bibliography, index, and chronology of the Bard's life.

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