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Why Shakespeare? [EPUB ebook]

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Why is Shakespeare as highly regarded now as he ever has been? This book’s answer to this question counters claims that Shakespeare’s iconic status is no more than an accident of history. The plays, Belsey argues, entice us into a world we recognize by retelling traditional fairy tales with a difference, each chapter providing a detailed reading.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781137067760 ● Publisher Macmillan Education UK ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5301769 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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