Shakespeare is Hard, but so is Life

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Shakespeare is Hard, but so is Life

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The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays?

In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling author Fintan O'Toole examines four of Shakespeare's most enduring tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. He shows how their tragic heroes have been over-simplified and moulded to fit restrictive, conservative values, and restores the true heart and spirit of the classics.

'I've never read a book like this before: it's challenging, irreverent and funny.' Roddy Doyle

Product details

Published 04 Nov 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 208
ISBN 9781035908707
Imprint Apollo
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Fintan O'Toole

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