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PublisherQuirk Books

ISBN-10159474808X

ISBN-139781594748080

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038534427

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Book TitleWilliam Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge : Star Wars Part the Third

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Space Opera, Form / Parodies

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction, Humor

AuthorIan Doescher

Book SeriesWilliam Shakespeare's Star Wars Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10 oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-953128

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Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal812/.6

SynopsisExperience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Bail Organa to Count Dooku. Something is rotten in the state of Coruscant! The schemes of Emperor Palpatine come to fruition as Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and the other Jedi duel against the clone troopers of General Grievious and the nascent Empire. Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy., Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Bail Organa to Count Dooku. Something is rotten in the state of Coruscant The schemes of Emperor Palpatine come to fruition as Padm Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and the other Jedi duel against the clone troopers of General Grievious and the nascent Empire. Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy.

LC Classification NumberPS3604.O3419