Leg Up on the Canon, Book 1 - Adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays and Marlowe's Edward II - Jim McGahern

Shakespeare had extraordinary intelligence, unheard-of powers of observation and interpretation, a soaring imagination, a way with words that defies description, and a defining interest in the theater. He brought kings, queens, heroes, and peasantry to the stage so they could be seen in a more realistic fashion. Even so, in modern times, assistance is often needed to interpret Shakespeare's work.In A Leg Up on the Canon, author Jim McGahern provides an extensive biography of Shakespeare and offers..