{"product_id":"how-to-read-shakespeare-9780393328394","title":"How to Read Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Royle conveys the richness and complexity of Shakespeare's work by focusing, above all, on how to read and enjoy short passages and interpret specific words from the plays and poems themselves. Discussing poetry and the question of reading, to the nature of memory and forgetting, to the power of love, Royle covers many of Shakespeare's most prevalent themes. Attention is also given to important aspects of historical context and critical reception and debate, as well as to the effects of different interpretations and different media (stage, film, the Internet, and more). Royle's primary concern, however, is with letting the reader experience--anew or for the first time--the extraordinary pleasure and stimulation of reading Shakespeare Extracts are taken from a range of Shakespeare's works including\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Sonnets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoyle, Nicholas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Royle\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of numerous books and the joint editor of the \u003cem\u003eOxford Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritchley, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Critchley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a best-selling author and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dead Philosophers, Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTragedy, the Greeks, and Us\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324017086738,"sku":"9780393328394","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2ba1a39-3814-4ba5-87f4-8b4f09e423b0.jpg?v=1727664378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-read-shakespeare-9780393328394","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}