Will and Me
How Shakespeare Took Over My Life
Penguin
Paperback
: 22 Feb 2007
£11.99
Synopsis
'An absolute delight ... boozy, bawdy, generous-hearted ... utterly original and relishable' Sunday Times
Shakespeare has always been a big part of Dominic Dromgoole's life. (In fact, you could say he's obsessed).
This is the story of how he has stumbled, shambled and occasionally glided through the years with Shakespeare as his guide - whether reading Julius Caesar aloud to cows as a boy, listening to Peter O'Toole crack dirty jokes at his parents' kitchen table, acting in car-crash student productions or putting on his own. Along the way he shows us what Shakespeare's rough-and-ready genius can teach us about love, war, sex, death, drunkenness, friendship ... and just about everything.
Reviews
» Submit a reviewCritic Review:
'Dromgoole is to the bard what Nick Hornby is to football'
Sunday Telegraph
'His book is an absolute delight … The outstanding quality of Dromgoole’s book is his sheer, overwhelming love for Shakespeare'
Sunday Times
'This book is clearly a triumph'
Jonathan Bate, The Spectator
'A superbly written, infectiously high-spirited narrative ... a hard book to put down'
Terry Eagleton
'Friendly, inclusive, I warmed to it immediately ... A terrific book'
Evening Standard
'The book is clearly a triumph ... You laugh out loud and cringe in equal measure'
Spectator
'Superb ... thrillingly entertaining ... throbs with vigour, honesty and passion'
Daily Telegraph
'A record of a lifelong obsession - articulate, intelligent and passionately set down ... Dromgoole's enthusiasm has a sincerity and warmth that are infectious'
Observer
'Irresistibly seductive'
Independent on Sunday
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780141020075
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 304
Published : 22 Feb 2007
Publisher : Penguin
Will and Me
How Shakespeare Took Over My Life
£11.99
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