King Lear - Springboard Shakespeare

King Lear is a towering drama of personal and national tragedy. This accessible introduction offers a springboard into the play, taking a hands-on, performance-based approach, exploring the challenges and the rewards it presents to actors, audiences and students. Springboard Shakespeare: King Lear has a three-part structure: whether you''re watching or reading, Ben Crystal takes you through exactly what you need to know Before, During and After the play. He combines a genuine passion and understanding of Shakespeare with his experience as an actor, giving the reader a clear route to thinking about, understanding and enjoying King Lear .>

About the author

Ben Crystal is an actor and writer who is best known for making the works of Shakespeare accessible to all. He has co-authored books with his father, the linguist David Crystal and was the sole author of the very successful Shakespeare on Toast (2008) and The Shakespeare Miscellany (2005). This was warmly received and continues to sell well. His first non-Shakespeare book, Sorry, I'm British! (2010), was co-written with Adam Russ.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Crystal, Crystal Ben
• Publisher: Arden shakespeare
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.06.2013
• EAN: 9781408164679
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-6467-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 199 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Springboard Shakespeare
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean