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In a lively introduction to Shakespeare's life, career and the theatre of his day, Michael Alexander returns to the basics of how to read Shakespeare's works as literary texts. Surveying the most popular and widely-studied plays and sonnets, he elaborates upon the historical, cultural and literary contexts that surrounded their creation.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2018Red Globe Press · 204 pages · 9781352004366
- Hardcover · English · 2018Red Globe Press · 184 pages · 9781352004427
- Paperback · English · 2013Brand: Palgrave Macmillan · 176 pages · 9780230230132
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