Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

IF YOU CAN BUY ONLY ONE BOOK ON SHAKESPEARE, BUY THIS ONE!:

Asimov provides the most complete background for understanding Shakespeare's plays! This book is a must for those involved in the theatrical study and production of Shakespeare.

Accessible to scholars and novices alike:

When I first saw Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare in a bargain book section of a local bookstore, I was a bit surprised that Asimov had a guide to Shakespeare. I decided to pick it up because it was on sale and read his entries on some plays that I have read.

I didn't know what to expect, but after reading a few pages into it, I was hooked. Asimov, with amazing astuteness, has given a thorough analysis of twenty three of Shakespeare's plays and the poems Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece. At the... more info

Azimov on Shakespeare:

Isaac Azimov's Guide to Shakespeare is insightful, educational, controversial, well researched and fun. This is an excellent, alternative interpretation of the Canon. Anyone who wants to understand the history, the mythology and the drama of the plays should read this book. Highly recommended.

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