Lit William Shakespeare's Star Wars

May the verse be with you! Inspired by one of the greatest creative minds in the English language—and William Shakespeare—here is an officially licensed 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. Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify learners and masters alike. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.

On sale July 02, 2013.

 

To trap, or not to trap,that is Ackbar's question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The lasers and torpedoes of outrageous Imperials
Or to take Arms against a Space of troubles.

Or:

Et tu, Obi?



--Adm. Nick

 

Dark Horse, Dark Horse, my kingdom for Dark Horse!

 

Vader's never looked classier.

 

Leia:

O Luke, Luke! Wherefore art thou Luke?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll be no longer a Skywalker.

Yeah I went there...

 

The first thing we do, let's kill all the Jedi.

 

I come to bury Vader, not to praise him.

 

Damn, beaten to it!

 

I now feel somewhat wrong that nobody else has liked Danzo's post.

 

Get thee to a nunnery!

 

I know, right? I demand dactylic hexameter.

 

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this son of Cos

 

But, for my own part, it was Huttese to me.

 

Fixed?

 

From a point of view

Aso, the duros still has there original language? I always thought Basic were some creole created from the languages of the old space faring species languages that has taken over those languages.

 

Got a galley of this, and I have to tell you: It's FANTASTIC. Seriously -- it's one of the most fun and surprising Star Wars books I've read in years. Putting A New Hope in Shakespearean language and meter is entertaining, yes. But what I didn't expect is Doescher does a great job with the characters and the story beyond just retelling it. It's got real wit and heart. I loved it and am hoping/demanding that he's working on Empire Strikes Back....

 

*Adds to Amazon UK book list*

 

Alas, poor Greedo, I knew him well.

It's on my must -buy list also.

 

I just hope someone does an actual stage production of this once it's out.

 

Entirely possible. The way he handles the space battle is quite clever. Plus Luke offers his take on a famous Shakespeare speech, which is very cool.

 

I wonder; will he somehow manage to work a Han Shot First joke in Shakespearean verse?

 

It's a great idea but the samples I read were just Okay. It's a cute concept & passable pastiche with a great cover.

 

Cry Havoc and let slip the Akk dogs of war.

 

Shouldn't it be "Cry Havac and let slip the Akk dogs of war"?