Much Ado About Nothing - 3rd edition

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended in full colour, classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive 'Stagecraft', 'Write about it', 'Language in the play', 'Characters' and 'Themes' features. Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference. Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'Much Ado about Nothing' and Shakespeare. Includes rich, exciting colour photos of performances of 'Much Ado about Nothing' from around the world.

List of contents

Introduction; Photo gallery; List of characters; Act 1; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4; Act 5; Perspectives and themes; Fashion and appearance; Characters; The language of Much Ado About Nothing; Much Ado About Nothing in performance; Writing about Shakespeare; Writing about Much Ado About Nothing; Timeline; Acknowledgements.

Summary

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare, Richard Partington Spencer
• Assisted by: Richard Andrews (Editor), Mary Berry (Editor), Michael Clamp (Editor), Rex Gibson (Editor), Vicki Wienand (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2014
• EAN: 9781107619890
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61989-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 243 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Cambridge School Shakespeare; Cambridge School Shakespeare
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; Englisch; Lektüre