{"product_id":"guide-to-a-midsummer-nights-dream-pb","title":"Guide to A Midsummer Night's Dream PB","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Guide to A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Shakespeare Handbooks)\u003cbr\u003eAlistair McCallum (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide a helpful, straightforward guide to the work of the world’s most celebrated dramatist. Along with a clear, easy-to-follow description of the plot, each book contains plenty of quotations from the text – with simple explanations of any unfamiliar words and phrases – and some thought-provoking comments from critics, past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/span\u003e include a few intriguing Shakespearean facts and figures, too. How old was Shakespeare when he wrote \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/span\u003e? How did he smuggle in a subtle compliment to Queen Elizabeth I – and a gentle put-down to one of his critics? What did Samuel Pepys think of the play? Which topics are mentioned more frequently in this play than in any other by Shakespeare? And which piece of music inspired by \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/span\u003e is played week in and week out all over the world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you’re apprehensive about approaching a Shakespeare play, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide the perfect introduction. They’re ideal for students, theatregoers – in fact, anyone curious to know more about the greatest plays in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: 78 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ISBN: 9781899747092\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: 13.97 x 0.61 x 21.59 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart Crow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56969930801530,"sku":"10004405","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2393\/5815\/files\/GuidetoAMidsummerNight_sDreamPB.png?v=1781247636","url":"https:\/\/shop.rsc.org.uk\/products\/guide-to-a-midsummer-nights-dream-pb","provider":"The RSC shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}