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Doescher said it took him about four months to write the first book, william shakespeares star wars. William shakespeares star wars penguin random house. When the bestselling william shakespeares star wars presented the original george lucas trilogy in the form of an elizabethan drama, the. Author ian doescher had the idea of taking the star wars films and adapting them in perfect iambic pentameter as well as other styles of poetry. The empire strikes back in the recognizable style of william shakespeare. Yoda news a masterful mashup of english lit and pop culture thats hilarious, dramatic and downright mesmerizing. 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. William shakespeares star wars, a book by ian doescher.
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