William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Jan.12, 2014, under Classic, Sam's Reviews, Science Fiction
Who would like this book? Fans of Star Wars and fans of Shakespeare would appreciate this book.
The goods on this book: One doesn’t usually think of Star Wars and a Shakespeare play in the same breath, but that combination inspired author Ian Doescher to create William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope. This book is a five-act play with the familiar Star Wars characters speaking entirely in the iambic pentameter verse of Shakespeare’s day, using Elizabethan language and style surprisingly and successfully. Doescher strikes a nice balance between acknowledging the absurdity of the concept and treating his source material seriously. The entertaining pen and ink illustrations by Nicolas Delort echo this balance with a stunning mashup of Star Wars characters in Elizabethan-style costumes. Much fun awaits Star Wars fans in this clever and charming reimagination of the iconic story.
The details: 174 pages; 2013 Review by Samrarian
