Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
Jan 30, 2014
Publisher
Raintree
ISBN-10
1406273341
ISBN-13
9781406273342
Description
When the Chinese leader Wen Jiabao visited Britain in 2011 he said that Shakespeare was the greatest writer who ever lived. People all over the modern world recognize the image of his face and have heard of his plays. But why is he really so famous? This original book looks at how Shakespeare is interpreted and performed today, showing how Shakespeare's influence has stretched much further than the reading and stage performance of his into films, festivals, paintings, other media, and into the English language.