Synopses & Reviews
Thanks to this delightful, reader-friendly gem, at long last, the Bard is made accessible to alleven to he or she who hath never dug a line of Shakespeare before.
Starting with the controversy over whether the genius who wrote the plays was Shakespeare or one of his rivals, the author puts the Bard in the context of Elizabethan life and theater. His personas as actor, businessman, playwright, and poet are touched upon, followed by selections from his greatest plays and sonnets. A roundup of miscellaneous Bardean tidbits, Elizabethan insults, and other Shakespearean lore completes the irrevent, entertaining, yet informative text.
Review
"For a little book, Shakespeare: A Crash Course packs in a lot of information. It's designed to appeal to the rapid-image, soundbite media fan who has a sense of humor. Reverence for the Bard is certainly not required." Dramatics, April 2001
About the Author
Rob Graham, whose background includes acting, directing, and theater management, is Senior Tutor of Theatre Studies at Brunel University in England.