My Lists
Featured Lists
Twelfth Night
By Shakespeare, William & Dean, Jan & Mould, Chris
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-19521-800-8
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2002
Gr 3-5 These series titles aim to make the Bard's words accessible via free-prose adaptations. The formulaic retellings convey the plot lines of two popular comedies, but all evidence of his poetic genius is missing. Instead, modern slang expressions and/or cliches, such as Toby Belch's complaining of Olivia's "mooching around gloomy rooms" and Andrew's dancing "like a drunken flamingo," replace Shakespeare's more fluid language, trivializing his words. The characters are all included, introduced through p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
