Synopses & Reviews
In this magnificent new volume of stories, another nine of Shakespeare's plays are presented with the skillfully coveyed plots, characters, settings, and moods of the original works. The dramas are refashioned as stories for today's readers, while the language and spirit of the original plays are maintained. Shakespeare Stores II contains such classic works as Much Ado About Nothing, As You like It, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors, and Antony and Cleopatra.
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'\"A handsome companion volume to the earlier book.\"'
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"A handsome companion volume to the earlier book." Booklist, ALA
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"Garfield's seamless movement between his own descriptive language and Shakespeare's has never worked better. A worthy sequel to Shakespeare Stories." School Library Journal School Library Journal
"Garfield retells the plots of nine more Shakespearean plays in graceful prose, studded with dialogue. A handsome companion volume to the earlier book." Booklist Booklist, ALA
Synopsis
By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned nine of the Elizabethan playwright's dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Plays included are: Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, Cymbeline, King Richard the Third, The Comedy of Errors, and The Winter's Tale.
About the Author
Leon Garfield, the distinguished author of more than thirty books for children and adults, has won numerous literary awards and honors, including the Carnegie Medal. Before his death in 1996, he lived in London with his wife, author Vivien Alcock, and their daughter.