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What people have said about the book

“I can think of no livelier introduction to Shakespeare and his work, and no greater indulgence for dedicated lovers of the plays.  Claire and John Saunders lift up exquisite image after image, like morsels from a feast, and in doing so, uncover for us the world of each play—its tensions, its richness and, always, its elementally human concerns. Their short discussions are deft, elegant and highly readable.  The word-play is witty and expert.  Like the very best scholars, they wear their impressive knowledge lightly.  Dabble, dip in or devour in a sitting.  Shakespeare's 100 Greatest Dramatic Images is a rare treat.”
Alison MacLeod, author of The Wave Theory of Angels and Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction.

“Beautifully and accessibly written …an absolute delight...had me enthralled for days …attempts to do for Shakespeare what Lynne Truss did for Fowler.”
Len Masterman, Senior Research Fellow in Communication and Politics, Liverpool University. Author of Teaching the Media.

“Captures the very best in Shakespeare's language without repeating the well-worn. Fine achievement in sustaining such acute analyses over the entire oeuvre. Close attention to language must be the best way into the plays.”
Hugh Adlington, Lecturer in English at Birmingham University, UK.

“A teach yourself Shakespeare for grown ups...along the same lines as Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Like punctuation, Shakespeare is one of those areas where many adults lack confidence.”
Linda Cookson, formerly Director of Quality & Academic Services, Central School of Speech and Drama, London.

“This would be invaluable for students who come to teacher training from non-literature-based degrees and have a fear of Shakespeare.”
Veronica Cutler, PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) Tutor in English at the University of Warwick, UK.

“Very fresh, distinctive and full of insight. Congratulations on the ingenuity of many of the ‘distractors’. How I wish I'd had something like this when I started my English degree.”
Christopher Hudson, retired teacher of EFL (English as a foreign language).

“A marvellous enterprise. It's just got to have a future. Am learning a lot from the commentaries.”
Jeannine Alton, former theatre reviewer for the Oxford Times.