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Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, by Isaac Asimov, vols I and II (1970), ISBN 978-0-517-26825-4; Maps by the artist Rafael Palacios.This work gives a short guide to every Shakespeare play, and also his two epic poems. Asimov organizes the plays as Read More..

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Description	Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, by Isaac Asimov, vols I and II (1970), ISBN 978-0-517-26825-4; Maps by the artist Rafael Palacios.This work gives a short guide to every Shakespeare play, and also his two epic poems. Asimov organizes the plays as follows: Greek Roman Italian The English PlaysThe last two categories are treated broadly; 'Italian' applies to neighbouring countries, and both Hamlet and Macbeth are listed with 'The English Plays'. Asimov gives a detailed justification for doing this.Within each category, the plays are arranged chronologically, making allowance for the several not based on actual events. Asimov notes how much is real history, and describes who the original people were, where applicable. He traces those characters who appear in more than one play, and provides maps to explain key geographical elements.Asimov's approach is not popular with some readers' prejudices:"Fans of Asimov's science-fiction generally have little taste for door-stopper books such as Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare or The Shaping of England, and specialists are never happy to see clever outsiders make hay in their fields." (The Tragedy of Isaac Asimov)However, the book remains popular and useful, and the paperback edition remains in print.
Description	Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare, by Isaac Asimov, vols I and II (1970), ISBN 978-0-517-26825-4; Maps by the artist Rafael Palacios.This work gives a short guide to every Shakespeare play, and also his two epic poems. Asimov organizes the plays as follows: Greek Roman Italian The English PlaysThe last two categories are treated broadly; 'Italian' applies to neighbouring countries, and both Hamlet and Macbeth are listed with 'The English Plays'. Asimov gives a detailed justification for doing this.Within each category, the plays are arranged chronologically, making allowance for the several not based on actual events. Asimov notes how much is real history, and describes who the original people were, where applicable. He traces those characters who appear in more than one play, and provides maps to explain key geographical elements.Asimov's approach is not popular with some readers' prejudices:"Fans of Asimov's science-fiction generally have little taste for door-stopper books such as Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare or The Shaping of England, and specialists are never happy to see clever outsiders make hay in their fields." (The Tragedy of Isaac Asimov)However, the book remains popular and useful, and the paperback edition remains in print.

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Name	Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
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Authors	Isaac Asimov
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	843
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Media_type	Print (hardcover)
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Isbn	978-0-517-26825-4
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Oclc	4498736
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Publisher	Doubleday
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Pub_date	1970
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Release_date	1970
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