William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
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Summary
MAY THE VERSE BE WITH YOU！
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。 'Tis a tale told by fretful Droids， full of faithful Wookiees and fearsome Stormtroopers， signifying。。。 pretty much everything。
Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter， William Shakespeare's Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike。 Zounds！ This is the book you're looking for。
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。 'Tis a tale told by fretful Droids， full of faithful Wookiees and fearsome Stormtroopers， signifying。。。 pretty much everything。
Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter， William Shakespeare's Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike。 Zounds！ This is the book you're looking for。
Reviews
Brad
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My teenage son and I listened to the audio performance of Verily， A New Hope over the course of this week。 We listened to one act a night while we shot pool。 We were treated to a fantastic surprise。It made me cry， made him choke up， made us both laugh out loud， occasionally groan and roll our eyes， and sent us into post-listening discussions about our dream cast （of all the actors we know and have worked with） for a real life staging that Miloš wants to mount in Prince Edward Island sometime soo My teenage son and I listened to the audio performance of Verily， A New Hope over the course of this week。 We listened to one act a night while we shot pool。 We were treated to a fantastic surprise。It made me cry， made him choke up， made us both laugh out loud， occasionally groan and roll our eyes， and sent us into post-listening discussions about our dream cast （of all the actors we know and have worked with） for a real life staging that Miloš wants to mount in Prince Edward Island sometime soon。 We talked about how to make the FX work onstage， we imagined how to incorporate the Shakespearean monologues and soliloquys， we walked around quoting Ian Doescher's adapted lines。 We had a blast。 But most importantly， Verily， A New Hope reminded us both how magical both the original Star Wars movie and Shakespeare are: even if The Empire Strikes Back is a better film and our favourite playwrights aren't Shakespeare （Miloš' is Neil Simon）; mine is [author:George Bernard Shaw）， Star Wars can always make me smile， and Shakespeare can always make me shiver。 Those are some of the things we all go to films and plays to experience， so when someone reminds me to love and appreciate those works we take for granted， I just want to give that writer a hug。 Since I can't do that， though， I'll simply say thanks to the author: "Thank you， Ian。 You've done a marvellous thing with your adaptations， and we love you for it！" 。。。more
Pam
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I'm not a big Star Wars fan （I know， I know）， but listening to Episode 4 as done by Shakespeare was entertaining， particularly in audiobook form。 The R2D2 character with his asides were probably the best part。 I'm not a big Star Wars fan （I know， I know）， but listening to Episode 4 as done by Shakespeare was entertaining， particularly in audiobook form。 The R2D2 character with his asides were probably the best part。 。。。more
Trevor Steinke
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I picked this up as a quick read and a silly joke。 I wasn't expecting a masterpiece。 The jokes， the style， the soliloquies， the beauty。 Amazing。 I picked this up as a quick read and a silly joke。 I wasn't expecting a masterpiece。 The jokes， the style， the soliloquies， the beauty。 Amazing。 。。。more
Lambie
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William I expected better from you！ This book is not to your standard of writing and that is just so upsetting to me！ Don’t read if you want a good quality book from William it’s not his best work！
David Bray
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This was amazing。 C-3PO and R2-D2 are the ultimate Rude Mechanicals， and I NEED to see a live stage production of Verily， A New Hope。 Can't recommend the audiobook highly enough。 This was amazing。 C-3PO and R2-D2 are the ultimate Rude Mechanicals， and I NEED to see a live stage production of Verily， A New Hope。 Can't recommend the audiobook highly enough。 。。。more
Kaiti Laughlin
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So very entertaining！ It combines two of my favorite things-- Shakespeare and Star Wars。 Could not love it more！
Skyla Lincoln
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Original take on my favorite movie！ Really enjoyed this book。
Beth
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Han shot first
Sani Hachidori
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INHALT:Das gesamte Buch stellt die Ereignisse der vierten Star-Wars-Episode in Form eines Theaterstücks in Art von Shakespeare dar。 In fünf Auszügen und unterschiedlichen Szenen wird dabei in Versform wiedergegeben， was wir aus dem bekannten Film kennen。Besonders toll fand ich die gereimten Wortmeldungen des Chors。Außerdem stellt Ian Doescher stilecht alle Protagonisten unter der Überschrift "Dramatis Personae" vor。 Im Nachwort stehen interessante Fakten zur Entstehung dieser Bücher。 Hier werden INHALT:Das gesamte Buch stellt die Ereignisse der vierten Star-Wars-Episode in Form eines Theaterstücks in Art von Shakespeare dar。 In fünf Auszügen und unterschiedlichen Szenen wird dabei in Versform wiedergegeben， was wir aus dem bekannten Film kennen。Besonders toll fand ich die gereimten Wortmeldungen des Chors。Außerdem stellt Ian Doescher stilecht alle Protagonisten unter der Überschrift "Dramatis Personae" vor。 Im Nachwort stehen interessante Fakten zur Entstehung dieser Bücher。 Hier werden auch die Parallelen zwischen den Star-Wars-Geschichten und Shakespeare erläutert， was interessanter ist， als sich das manch einer denken wird。 Das Nachwort trägt nach der Lektüre nochmal maßgeblich dazu bei， dass die Arbeit， die in diesem Buch steckt entsprechend gewürdigt wird。 Aber auch das Verständnis für die Umsetzung wird vertieft。Eine große Besonderheit sind die wunderschönen Illustrationen im Buch， die alles noch hochwertiger erscheinen lassen。SCHREIBSTIL:Wie bereits erwähnt， wird das gesamte Buch in Versform wiedergegeben。 Bei der Übersetzung wurde dabei darauf geachtet， dass die Versform der Art entspricht， in der auch die Werke von Shakespeare übersetzt wurden。 Dazu finden sich ebenfalls Informationen im Nachwort， die sehr interessant sind。Trotz der Versform hat sich das Buch unheimlich schnell und gut gelesen。 Ein gewisser Humor entsteht durch die Art des Schreibstils und ich musste häufig über die Formulierungen schmunzeln。FAZIT:Die Kombination von Star Wars und Shakespeare wirkt zunächst vielleicht abwegig， doch dieses Buch beweist das Gegenteil。 Es passt beides besser zusammen als gedacht und es entsteht ein einmaliges Leseerlebnis für jeden Fan。 Die Illustrationen tun ihr übriges und ich blieb nach dem Lesen über alle Maßen begeistert zurück。Was für eine überraschende Kombination von Shakespeare und Star Wars！ Ein gelungenes Experiment， welches durch einen ganz einzigartigen Charme überzeugt und mich völlig begeistern konnte。 Ein großartiges Buch für echte Fans。 。。。more
Brenda
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Great stuff。 Couldn't put it down。 I highly recommend the audiobook version to fans of Shakespeare， Star Wars， Joseph Campbell， or all of the above。 If you're none of the above， I still recommend it。 You still might just come out of it with new appreciation for all of them， especially if you had a cool high school English teacher who gave some sort of assignment on the hero's journey。 （I also recommend Star Wars Episode X written by AI on YouTube。 It's long， but totally worth it。 I laughed so ha Great stuff。 Couldn't put it down。 I highly recommend the audiobook version to fans of Shakespeare， Star Wars， Joseph Campbell， or all of the above。 If you're none of the above， I still recommend it。 You still might just come out of it with new appreciation for all of them， especially if you had a cool high school English teacher who gave some sort of assignment on the hero's journey。 （I also recommend Star Wars Episode X written by AI on YouTube。 It's long， but totally worth it。 I laughed so hard， I cried。） 。。。more
Morgan
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This was pretty hilarious。 Fun listening for a car trip。
All Things Library
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Humorous stories; Parodies; Shakespeare-inspired fiction; Star Wars fiction; Science FictionGrades 8-12NoveList Link:http://search。ebscohost。com/login。asp。。。 Humorous stories; Parodies; Shakespeare-inspired fiction; Star Wars fiction; Science FictionGrades 8-12NoveList Link:http://search。ebscohost。com/login。asp。。。 。。。more
Stacy Harmon
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Best book I have ever read！！！！
Esther Steiner
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This doth excel in mirth！
Alice Rutter
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I listened to this on a flight， and it was a good fun way to pass the time。
West Hartford Public Library
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[Review provided by teen volunteer， Neev。] 4 Stars - The first of the Original Star Wars trilogy Star Wars Books， William Shakespeare's Star Wars（or Star Wars a New Hope depending on publication） is another great addition to this series of books。 It is more hilarious than the first 3， in my opinion， as Luke is really funny in these ones。 He seems really whiny which always is a funny joke。 This book really is amazing in one part: the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star。 While Revenge of the [Review provided by teen volunteer， Neev。] 4 Stars - The first of the Original Star Wars trilogy Star Wars Books， William Shakespeare's Star Wars（or Star Wars a New Hope depending on publication） is another great addition to this series of books。 It is more hilarious than the first 3， in my opinion， as Luke is really funny in these ones。 He seems really whiny which always is a funny joke。 This book really is amazing in one part: the destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star。 While Revenge of the Sith's book played with this idea with R2 giving his thoughts， this book adds a little bit of dialogue/story to show the tragedy of the people in Alderaan。 Overall， I liked this one a lot because it showed a funny jokes with a new cast of characters。 There was a lot of added "bonuses" to the story， however， the main reason to read these books is for the funny dialogue and a new take on Star Wars。 。。。more
Melita
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Lots of fun to pick out the references to various Bill plays and hear how the author has framed familiar SW dialogue， which many can quote from memory。 I particularly liked the John Wayne-esque Han Solo！
Shalini
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Meh。 It was ok as a quick read。 Will I read it again？ No。 Did I enjoy it？ Sort of。 I think my favorite parts consisted of R2-D2 speaking actual words in his asides。
Brandie Rumford
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Very creative。
Michael Moore
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I heard about this book as he is doing a work on the avengers this fall and wanted to get to know his work better。 It made the work of star wars come alive in a new way！！
Shannon
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Really enjoyable 😁 a treat to escape into。
Siim
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If you like Star Wars and you like English literature， then this book is worth a try。 It is extremely well-written and the author is well-researched in both worlds。
Emily
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As a lover of both Shakespeare and Star Wars， this book was a really cool combination of the two。
Rachel Bartholomew
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This book is great for Star Wars and literature lovers。 It's really an entertaining read！！ This book is great for Star Wars and literature lovers。 It's really an entertaining read！！ 。。。more
Chelsea Gouin
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This is so good！ I love this project！ Ian Doescher continues to combine Shakespearan prose and Star Wars lore so seamlessly it just seems like it was always meant to be。 Favorite scenes transformed into familiar iambic pentameter （hello Romeo and Juliet AND Hamlet references！） and the added monologues to show the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker's continued push and pull with the Dark Side just make for a great read。 Loved this retelling！ This is so good！ I love this project！ Ian Doescher continues to combine Shakespearan prose and Star Wars lore so seamlessly it just seems like it was always meant to be。 Favorite scenes transformed into familiar iambic pentameter （hello Romeo and Juliet AND Hamlet references！） and the added monologues to show the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker's continued push and pull with the Dark Side just make for a great read。 Loved this retelling！ 。。。more
Joe Kessler
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This book is built around a cute idea， but once you get past that basic gimmick of retelling the first Star Wars movie in iambic pentameter -- "In time so long ago begins our play / In star-crossed galaxy far， far away" and so on -- there aren't a whole lot of particularly original spins on the material。 Debut author Ian Doescher presents the familiar script as a stageplay in faux-Elizabethan English （to mixed effect for some of the more cinematic moments reduced to exposition from a chorus）， an This book is built around a cute idea， but once you get past that basic gimmick of retelling the first Star Wars movie in iambic pentameter -- "In time so long ago begins our play / In star-crossed galaxy far， far away" and so on -- there aren't a whole lot of particularly original spins on the material。 Debut author Ian Doescher presents the familiar script as a stageplay in faux-Elizabethan English （to mixed effect for some of the more cinematic moments reduced to exposition from a chorus）， and although he includes plenty of nods at real Shakespeare lines， they generally come across as mere word-replacement reference humor rather than anything especially clever， a la Luke's declaiming at the Rebel briefing， "And citizens in Bespin now abed， / shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here。" The scansion of the meter works throughout， but the expected sort of sparkling figurative language， the wry and raunchy wordplay that makes the Bard's work so engaging， is fairly sparse。I think my favorite part of this text would be the audience asides that the writer has added in， including a few Puckish soliloquies in which R2-D2 breaks from his accustomed beeps and bloops to share his thoughts about his companions with us plainly。 And it is the same great story as ever， presented in an admittedly fun new fashion。 But overall， this strikes me as an experiment which doesn't entirely succeed and ultimately overstays its welcome。 I don't feel I need to check out any of the franchise sequel and prequel versions （or unrelated titles like Get Thee Back to the Future or Much Ado about Mean Girls） that Doescher has subsequently produced。Find me on Patreon | Goodreads | Blog | Twitter 。。。more
Owen
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Super Fun！
Sally
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"“[Luke， holding stormtrooper helmet。] Alas， poor stormtrooper， I knew ye not，/ yet have I taken both uniform and life/ From thee。 What manner of a man wert thou？/ A man of inf'nite jest or cruelty？/ A man with helpmate and with children too？/ A man who hath his Empire serv'd with pride？/ A man， perhaps， who wish'd for perfect peace？/ What'er thou wert， goodman， thy pardon grant/ Unto the one who took thy place: e'en me。” ― Ian Doescher， William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily， A New HopeBeing b "“[Luke， holding stormtrooper helmet。] Alas， poor stormtrooper， I knew ye not，/ yet have I taken both uniform and life/ From thee。 What manner of a man wert thou？/ A man of inf'nite jest or cruelty？/ A man with helpmate and with children too？/ A man who hath his Empire serv'd with pride？/ A man， perhaps， who wish'd for perfect peace？/ What'er thou wert， goodman， thy pardon grant/ Unto the one who took thy place: e'en me。” ― Ian Doescher， William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily， A New HopeBeing both an avid Shakespeare and Star Wars fan， this book was perfection！ From R2D2's cunning and loquacious asides to Han's heart-wrenching identity crisis in perfect iambic pentameter， Doescher's masterpiece is 3，076 lines of absolute gorgeousness。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Jeannette Bonjour
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This is just so much fun。
Theresa
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