小朋友,你知道誰是威廉˙莎士比亞(William Shakespeare)嗎?
威廉˙莎士比亞誕生於四百五十多年前的英國,寫過至少35部劇本,以及超過150首詩。他是個詩人、劇作家,他同時擁有自己的劇場,甚至也是演員中的一位呢!著名的羅密歐與朱麗葉就是他的作品之一,他可以說是西方文壇最偉大、最具影響力的作家之一。
Who was William Shakespeare?一書將這位文學界的巨擘作了簡單而詳盡描述,內容不僅涵蓋莎翁的生平以及著名劇作,更對四個世紀前的當時的英國環境背景有著生動的描寫,更加對莎士比亞這位傳奇人物有了深刻的認識。
想知道莎士比亞的第一部劇本是如何誕生的嗎?想知道當掛著紅旗的時候,今天劇院會上演什麼種類的戲劇嗎?所有問題的答案都在這本 Who was William Shakespeare?中,等著你把他們找出來!
The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. With black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the famous Globe theater, Celeste Davidson Mannis puts together the pieces of Shakespeare's life and work for young readers.