About Cynthia Greenwood
As a freelance arts writer and an independent scholar of Renaissance drama, I enjoy placing ancient and modern dramatic and literary works in their cultural and historical contexts. Learn more...
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DECIPHERING SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS
Understanding Shakespeare’s plays is within everyone’s grasp. In DECIPHERING SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, author Cynthia Greenwood goes "behind the curtain" to help anyone make sense of Shakespeare on the stage and on the page. This practical guide – nominated for PlayShakespeare’s 2008 Falstaff Award for Best Book– looks at Shakespearean drama as a highly social art form. The book takes a refreshing look at the essence of the Shakespearean spoken word by drawing on the expert perspectives of directors and actors. Read more...
Recent Posts
- The Iconic First Folio Evolves into a Priceless Artifact
- Dig into 1604 canon law and the bawdy courts of Shakespeare’s time
- Book Review: Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future (By James Shapiro)
- Born with Teeth Cleverly Imagines Shakespeare and Marlowe at Work
- Susanna and Will: A Reckoning Among the Dead in Stratford-upon-Avon