Name: Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing By John Crace
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Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing by John Crace

Benedick: I am man enough to say that I love thee. Is that not strange?
Beatrice: Not really...
Benedick: By my sword, Beatrice thou lovest me.
Beatrice: Get over yourself

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the third of a new collection of the Bard's greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words with invaluable side notes from John Sutherland. Funny and incredibly clever, these parodies are a joy for those who know their Shakespeare, perfect for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam.

Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing Reviews

Perfect for anyone who struggles to understand Shakespeare... hilarious and informative, they really bring Shakespeare to life * Reality's a Bore *
What finer way to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death than a series of witty modern reworkings...Shakespeare reduced to 100 pages of pithy pentameter with smart side notes. * Evening Standard *
Witty, fresh takes on Shakespeare * The Times *
Hilarious - and all the better for those of us who know our Shakespeare back to front * Harriet Walter *
Shrewd interpretations of the Bard; funny footnotes too. * Hugh Bonneville *

About John Crace

John Crace (Author)
John Crace is the Guardian's parliamentary sketch writer and author of the 'Digested Read' columns and he writes regularly for Grazia. He is the author of I Never Promised you a Rose Garden: A short guide to modern politics, the coalition and the general election and also Baby Alarm: A Neurotic's Guide to Fatherhood, Vertigo: One Football Fan's Fear of Success , Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp, Brideshead Abbreviated: the Digested Read of the Twentieth Century and The Digested Twenty-first Century. He lives in London.

John Sutherland (Author)
John Sutherland is Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus of Modern English Literature at University College London and previously taught at the California Institute of Technology. He writes regularly for the Guardian, The Times and the New York Times, and is the author of many books including Curiosities of Literature, Is Henry V a War Criminal? (with Cedric Watts), biographies of Walter Scott, Stephen Spender and the Victorian elephant Jumbo, and The Boy Who Loved Books, a memoir.

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GOR008006741

ISBN 13

9780857524270

ISBN 10

0857524275

Title

Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing by John Crace

Author

John Crace

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Year published

20161006

Number of pages

160

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing John Crace

Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing by John Crace

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Incomplete Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing by John Crace

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