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An astonishing feat. Alexander distills a well-crafted lecture series into a single slim tour de force of exposition. Calm, wise, straightforward, reliable, up-to-date, and surprisingly comprehensive. * Patrick Gray, University of Durham, UK * Reading Shakespeare is a splendid introduction to the works, life, and times of Stratford-upon-Avon's finest. Written with insight and a lightness of touch, Michael Alexander's study is of great value to all readers of Shakespeare. * Rory Loughnane, University of Kent, UK * The perfect introduction to Shakespeare's life, reception, and writing - admirably comprehensive in its scope, yet sharply focused in its attention to individual works. * James Kuzner, Brown University, USA * Infinite riches in a little room. * Times Literary Supplement (in praise of the first edition) * Those who study and teach Shakespeare for a living, as I have, will find this book very useful for their work. Alexander appreciates the plays and sonnets in ways I have never before encountered. * John W. Mahon, The Shakespeare Newsletter *

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MICHAEL ALEXANDER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of St Andrews, UK. He was a poet and translator and had international experience of teaching English literature, both medieval and modern. He is the author of the bestselling A History of English Literature, now in its third edition, and his translations of Beowulf and other Old English poems have sold a million copies.

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