30-Second Shakespeare : 50 Key Aspects of His Work, Life, and Legacy, Each Explained in Half a Minute

30-Second Shakespeare : 50 Key Aspects of His Work, Life, and Legacy, Each Explained in Half a Minute
ISBN: 9781782402602
Publication Date: 1 September 2015

The bestselling 30-Second series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one image, all digestible in just 30 seconds. 30-Second Shakespeare uses this unique approach to grapple with the worlds most famous playwright. From what we know of his life and the intrigue of the authorship question, to uncoding the meanings of key concepts, themes and motifs, and the Bards extraordinary enduring literary and linguistic legacy.

About the Author

Writer, lecturer in creative and life writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Author of The Marlowe Papers (2012) & Devotion (2015).