Cart 0
This is Shakespeare by Emma Smith
This is Shakespeare by Emma Smith

This is Shakespeare by Emma Smith

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Only 1 left!

A genius whose works encapsulate the human condition? A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision and originality? Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of.

Emma Smith's accessible, sharply observed and brilliant examination reveals why Shakespeare retains such a hold in our culture. By first restoring him to his own time and then explaining why he still speaks to ours, Smith's lively and passionate book is an indispensable introduction to the plays, Perfect for those who think they know Shakespeare, and for those who don't know what all the fuss is about.

Published by Penguin Books Ltd
Paperback
ISBN 9780241361634

We Also Recommend

Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World's Greatest Writer by Darren Freebury-Jones (signed by the author)

Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World's Greatest Writer by Darren Freebury-Jones (signed by the author)
Shakespeare’s Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote The Renaissance by Ramie Targoff (signed by the author)

Shakespeare’s Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote The Renaissance by Ramie Targoff (signed by the author)
Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life by Ben Crystal & David Crystal

Everyday Shakespeare: Lines for Life by Ben Crystal & David Crystal
The Making of Shakespeare’s First Folio (revised edition) by Emma Smith

The Making of Shakespeare’s First Folio (revised edition) by Emma Smith
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell