William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

2013 • 174 pages

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The New York Times Best Seller 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 Darth Vader to R2D2. Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. 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. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.

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William Shakespeare's Star Wars

William Shakespeare's Star Wars is a 10-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Ian Doescher.

William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace
William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh
William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back
William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return
William Shakespeare's The Force Doth Awaken
William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth
William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth
William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Box Set

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I listened to this as an audiobook, which is probably the ideal way to experience it.

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As a huge Star Wars fan I really enjoyed this! More to come later...
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July 15, 2013