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Overview

In 1587, when William Shakespeare was twenty-three, the acting troupe Queen's Men played in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon with one player short. Shakespeare's childhood fascination with theater suddenly found a perfect outlet — he joined the Queen's Men and replaced the missing actor. Shortly thereafter young William traveled to London in pursuit of an acting career. But acting soon gave way to an even more glorious adventure when Shakespeare realized that he might have a talent for writing plays.

Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Shakespeare and the plays he wrote. Read Shakespeare in an Hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play!

The book features:

• Shakespeare in an Hour, the main essay of the book

• Shakespeare In a Minute, a snapshot chronology

• A complete listing of Shakespeare's work

• A list of Shakespeare's contemporaries in all fields

• Excerpts from Shakespeare's significant works

• An extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader

• An index of the main essay.

Playwrights in an Hour is a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.

  • Playwrights in an Hour
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Editorial Reviews

American Theatre Magazine
[Playwrights in an Hour Series is] a kind of Great Playwrights for Dummies series ...they are brisk and lively
Stage Directions
These 27 [of the Playwrights in an Hour Series] books should be especially welcomed by actors and directors.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781936232048
  • Publisher: In An Hour Books
  • Publication date: 4/1/2010
  • Pages: 112
  • Sales rank: 617,512
  • Series: Playwrights in an Hour
  • Product dimensions: 4.60 (w) x 7.00 (h) x 0.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Christopher Baker is senior dramaturg at Hartford Stage, where he has been since 1998, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Massachusetts. He previously served as the dramaturg for The Shakespeare Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, and the Alley Theatre and taught at the University of North Carolina and the Hartt School. As a director he has staged many works, including his own play for children, Calliope Jam. A contributor to the book The Production Notebooks, his articles have appeared in Theatre Journal, Hog River Journal, American Theatre magazine, the Hartford Courant, and the book The Lively ART.

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  • Posted August 3, 2010

    I really enjoyed it!

    I really enjoyed this book! An old friend of mine is a Shakespeare buff and actor of Shakespearean plays. He and I had several lively talks about the information given in the book about the life and times of Shakespeare. It was fun and the book and those conversations inspired me to download the Complete Works of Shakespeare. Both of these books are free, which fits my pocketbook right now.

    18 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 6, 2010

    Quick and Informative Read

    I read this on a flight and felt that it was time very well-spent. The biographical narrative, however speculative it might be, is fascinating. The snippets of text from actual plays motivated me to pick up a couple of the Bard's works I had never read before. Definitely a worthwhile download!

    7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 8, 2011

    Amazing Overview

    This book was a lovely read. Because I read the reviews ahead of time, I knew it wouldn't be official Shakespeare, so I was looking forward to really getting a feel for his general style. I learned quite a bit from reading this, even after it took a couple pages to really get into it.

    This book incorporates his history and life nicely into the text. It reads more like a story than a biography. It comments on the plays that Shakespeare wrote and their relevance, and it does everything very concisely.

    6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2011

    Interesting Biography

    This is really a biography of Shakespeare. Covers his whole life including items of controversey. Also included tables of events in history, and other fields that happened during his life.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 17, 2011

    Great read!

    It portrays Shakespeare as a theater genius. Overall, great book.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 6, 2011

    Worth every penny

    I really enjoyed reading this book. I am a huge fan of Willy S. and this slim volume cuts through the junk and gives an honest take on my man Bill. Download it, what do have to lose....it's free!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 12, 2010

    Extremely Interesting!

    This was a great little history of Shakespeare. From his family life to his business ventures, this ebook has a little bit of everything and is well worth your time if you're a fan of the Bard!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 23, 2010

    Pretty informative!

    This book took me a while to get into, but once I was past about 25 pages, I really enjoyed it. It gave a brief overview of his plays and a couple of scenes from the favorite ones. It also gave a very nice history of Shakespeare's life, from what they know. I especially enjoyed the last portion which gave many references for various readers, i.e., students, actors, playwrights, directors, etc.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2012

    Good

    Good

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 6, 2012

    Informative but longer than an hour

    Took me longer than an hour.....after 2 hrs i gave up reading this in favor of something lighter. Good information though.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 29, 2011

    Nookbook

    I could not get any words on the pages it was complet.ely blank.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 1, 2011

    Recommended - very informative

    This reads as a history lesson into the life of Shakespeare. The times leading up to and during his life. It is just what it says it is...lots of information, condensed into 70+ pages.
    I felt like I was back in High School, reading this book. It is somewhat monotonous to read...but delivers on what it was intended to do.
    A very slow read for me...and I am hoping to get done with it quickly.

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  • Posted October 22, 2011

    unable to read...did not load into nook format properly?

    the cover page and table of contents loaded...but the text pages were all blank. ??

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  • Posted September 26, 2011

    Recommended for very good reading

    The Basic Biography of the Bard, presented through some selected parts of his works. I would have liked to read his famed 'Compleat Works,' but who has the time, much less Shakespeare's mastery of the English language, unless they intend to be a playwright or a deep student of theater? Yet the biographical background of Shakespeare's life and times
    was simply fascinating, and the interplay of contextual facts, anecdotes, and historical excerpts of relevant works, well, works.
    All in all enjoyable.

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  • Posted September 18, 2011

    melanie

    pretty boring didnt reely like it t ws 2 slow

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  • Posted September 7, 2011

    Taking more than an hour

    Reasonably interesting but still a bit slow. I'm sure it's difficult to make 16th century descriptions too exciting though.

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  • Posted August 17, 2011

    Educational

    Worth the read becuase you can oearn somthing by reading

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  • Posted August 2, 2011

    Not the greatest

    It was boring but informative

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  • Posted July 23, 2011

    Hannahs review

    I havent read it yet but iy looks good lol um .......... i dont think lots of people have senses of humor but lots do um i guess i am just blabbing

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 9, 2011

    Short Read. learned something.

    Good overview on the life and woks of Shakespeare. worth the time.

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