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Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year


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No. of pages 608

Published: 2019

Great for age 12-18 years

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From Allie Esiri, editor of the bestselling A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, comes this beautiful gift anthology of Shakespeare's works.Shakespeare For Every Day of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 extracts from Shakespeare's plays and poems. Each page of this unique book features an extract - which might be a famous poem, quote or scene - matched to the date it sits on - and an introductory paragraph which gives readers a new window into the work, time and life of the greatest writer in the English language.The book also includes synopses of each play, a comprehensive timeline covering Shakespeare's life, major historical events and offering context for his works, and an index of works which gathers the extracts under the title of the work they come from.Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is perfect for reading or sharing and brings you Shakespeares best-known and best-loved classics alongside lesser known extracts. Esiris entertaining and insightful thoughts on each entry will fill your year with wonder, laughter, wisdom and wit.'Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for Christmas, but for all time.' - Helena Bonham Carter

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 608 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Pan Macmillan .

Allie Esiri , described in a Tatler profile as 'a poetry powerhouse', is a former English stage, film and television actress, now a writer. Her iF Poems app was launched to great acclaim in November 2011 and was the Apple Editors' Choice All Time Favourite app. iF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility was published in 2012 and The Love Book in 2014.

 

This book features the following characters:

John Shakespeare
This book features the character John Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote plays, sonnets and verse and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language. Son of a glove maker, he grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though one died very young. Shakespeare left Stratford to pursue theatre in London, where he acted at the Globe Theatre, wrote and was part owner of a playing company called 'The Lord Chamberlein's Men' (later 'The King's Men').

Shakespeare
This book features the character Shakespeare.

Mary Arden
This book features the character Mary Arden.

Anne Hathaway
This book features the character Anne Hathaway.