Shakespeare's Twelfth Night like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: Twelfth Night has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei. Experience the famous (and famously confusing) love triangle, presented with all the flair of your favourite rom-com.
Classics in Graphics is a series of graphic novels for readers aged 10 plus that has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design and encouraging readers to relate to iconic roles - casting spells, falling in love and winning duels.
Each
graphic novel includes pitch-perfect illustrations for depicting tragedy, romance, comedy or magic PLUS:
- snappy simplified text presenting Shakespeare's themes clearly
- introductory materials to help set the scene
and context of each story
- heaps of extra
material at the back to keep the learning and fun going, including an exploration of themes in the play, the language, Shakespeare's inspirations, the publication and performance of the play in history, a timeline of Shakespeare's life and works, and much more! Plays available in the series include: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night
Praise for Classics in Graphics: ""[...] an encouraging entry point to Shakespeare for my kids, and [...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down."" - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com
By:
Steve Barlow,
Steve Skidmore
Illustrated by:
Wendy Tan
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 178mm,
Width: 248mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781445190211
ISBN 10: 1445190214
Series: Classics in Graphics
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 10 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
Young adult
,
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
,
Preschool (0-5)
,
Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
1: William Shakespeare: The Man, the Actor, the Author 2: Twelfth Night – The Play 3: Twelfth Night 1: List of Main Characters: Dramatis Personae 2: Act One 3: Act Two 4: Act Three 5: Act Four 6: Act Five 4: The Plot of Twelfth Night 5: The Sources of Twelfth Night 6: Gender Politics in Twelfth Night 7: Shakespeare’s Language 8: Fun Facts 9: Publication 10: Performing the Play! 11: The Theatre 12: Glossary 13: Shakespeare Timeline
Steve Barlow (Author) As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 160 books with Steve Skidmore since their first appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK. The Two Steves have toured extensively in the UK and overseas, and to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay. Their work for Hachette includes the popular I Hero choose-your-adventure books, and Classics in Graphics. Steve Skidmore (Author) Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow as Britain's most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people - The 2 Steves! Steve Skidmore is shorter than Steve Barlow and less hairy. He was born in Birstall near Leicester in England. He went to Nottingham University to read English, but spent most of his time playing sport and doing a variety of jobs including counting pastry pie lids. He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film, before teaming up with Steve Barlow as a full-time author. He lives in Leicester and is a great rugby fan (Come on you Tiiigeeers!). Wendy Tan (Illustrator) Wendy Tan is a Chinese-Malaysian artist, born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Drawing has always been her interest, but she only started to draw passionately during high school. Wendy then graduated from Saito College with a Diploma in Multimedia Design. Wendy's keen interest for storytelling began with film and animation during her time as a storyboard and visual development artist in the Malaysian animation industry. Wendy loves using illustration to tell stories, often using dramatic colour and light.
