Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays  E-mail this product to a friend

Shakespeare was a great observer who was able to see into the patterns of human character. Dare anyone say that these insights are irrelevant to living in the real world? For many in an older generation, the Bible and the Collected Shakespeare were the two indispensable books.

Shakespeare was a great observer who was able to see into the patterns of human character. Dare anyone say that these insights are irrelevant to living in the real world? For many in an older generation, the Bible and the Collected Shakespeare were the two indispensable books. Leithart’s perceptive walk through these plays is written especially for a high-school level course, but older students will benefit as well. The six plays discussed are: Henry V, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing. Leithart’s commentary is really a guide for exploring the beauty and depth of each of the six plays…and is far more than the superficial treatment typical of most study guides. It gets into philosophy, history, culture, and other significant factors. Cathy Duffy This book is an excellent tool for Christian parents and students who are studying Shakespeare’s plays…It can by profitably used by a teacher of numerous students or in a homeschool environment. The Presbyterian Witness I have been a student of Shakespeare for years, but I have never had a more reliable or enjoyable instructor than Peter Leithart. George Grant