{"product_id":"studying-shakespeare-a-guide-to-the-plays-paperback","title":"Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging book draws on all of Shakespeare's plays to show they can still be used as a guide to life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIntroduces beginning students and general readers to Shakespeare's plays by highlighting the connections between the issues addressed by the plays and those of our own time.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the characters, situations and stories in Shakespeare which are still familiar today.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eShows how Shakespeare's plays illustrate some of life's most familiar stories - love and obsession, parents and children, sex and politics, suffering and revenge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMakes Shakespeare's plays accessible to the widest possible audience.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beginner's guide to Shakespeare reminds us that the main reason people still watch and read Shakespeare's plays is because they identify with the characters and situations depicted in them. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on all of Shakespeare's plays, Laurie Maguire shows how they illustrate some of life's most familiar stories - love and obsession, parents and children, sex and politics, suffering and revenge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The book groups the stories into five broad categories, moving from those concerned with personal identity to those dealing with romance and marriage, family life, politics, and public life. This thematic arrangement makes the plays accessible to the widest possible audience, and helps readers grasp the connection between the issues addressed by the plays and those of our own time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford and a Lecturer in English at Oxford University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShakespearean Suspect Texts\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTextual Formations and Reformations\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.92 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737196924991,"sku":"9780631229858","price":118.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/013e0537585d6146373302b750b1185e.webp?v=1765149150","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/studying-shakespeare-a-guide-to-the-plays-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}