Cover of William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last

William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last

by Ian Doescher

176 pages2018Quirk BooksISBN 9781683690870
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About this book

<b>Experience the <i>Star Wars</i> saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialog by everyone from Luke Skywalker to Rose Tico.</b><br><br>The <i>Star Wars</i> saga continues, with Bard of Avon providing some of the biggest shocks yet! Alack, the valiant Resistance must flee from the scoundrels of the First Order, and it falls to Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, and BB-8 to take up arms against a sea of troubles. Can they bring Snoke’s schemes to woe, destruction, ruin, and decay? Will Luke Skywalker take the stage once more, and aid General Leia in the winter of her discontent?<br><br>Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of<i> Star Wars</i> 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 <i>Star Wars</i> galaxy.

Publication Details

Publisher
Quirk Books
Published
2018
Pages
176
ISBN
9781683690870
Language
en

About Ian Doescher

Ian Doescher /ˈdɛʃər/ (born 1977) is an American fiction writer, best known as the author of the plays in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars trilogy series, Verily, a New Hope (2013), The Empire Striketh Back (2014), and The Jedi Doth Return (2014), parodic retellings of George Lucas's Star Wars film trilogy (1977–1983) in blank verse and 16th-century style of William Shakespeare. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Doescher)

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