Twisted Tales from Shakespeare [Paperback]

Richard Armour (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; Later Printing edition (June 1957)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070022518
• ISBN-13: 978-0070022515
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An abolute classic of literary humor, January 28, 2001

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Gary A. Levine (Seminole, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare (Paperback)

If you've ever enjoyed reading and/or seeing Shakespeare, or if you feel you've suffered terribly studying his plays in school, this book is for you. Going through several plays scene by scene (sometimes line by line), Armour finds humor even in the Bard's most serious moments. He also writes short introductory pieces to each play and a wonderful introduction. This book, along with Armour's "The Classics Reclassified," should be back in print to be enjoyed by the new generation and the ones that preceded it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading for Anyone Who Had English Lit, March 25, 2000

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P. Kolar "pkolar" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare (Paperback)

Twisted Tales is the best summary of Shakespeare's great plays ever written. Will himself would love it (all those puns!). My English Lit teacher in High School used it as a summary of "Hamlet" and almost choked laughing while reading to the class. My own copy has been read so many times it is falling apart - and I'm still coming back for more.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny then... funnier now (I hope), June 21, 1999

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[e-mail] (BSB) (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare (Paperback)

A friend gave me this book when I was a high school student. I fell in love on the spot... but unfortunately never had a copy of my own.

As a performer, I've used several cuttings from the book to present, for example, "the entire tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET... in about 10 minutes." It always gets good reviews.

I sure hope AMAZON can find a copy.