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 works: into films, festivals, paintings, other media, and into the English language.

 

This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Alive .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-16 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Jane Shuter was a primary school teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer of children's non fiction. Her fascination with ancient Egypt began at the age of eight, when she saw her first mummy. She has written many books on the subject.