Twelfth Night: Language And Writing

There is no more important author in Western literature than William Shakespeare. And his plays—whether a comedy like A Midsummer Night's Dream; a history like Henry IV; or a tragedy like Hamlet—are treasure troves of insight into our very humanity. Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, Tragedies introduces you to Shakespeare's plays and explains the achievement that makes Shakespeare the leading playwright in Western civilization.

This heartfelt celebration pays tribute to one of the most distinctive and adored British comedians of all time. Equipped with his trademark set of buck teeth and tickling stick, Ken Dodd was a man who simply lived to make people laugh.