What if the star wars saga had been created by william shakespeare. Verily, a new hope brings us the adventure of luke skywalker, princess leia, and han solo in a way that youve never experienced. Retelling george lukas epic scifi story in iambic pentameter, the william shakespeares star wars trilogy was written by american author ian doescher. Episode iii revenge of the sith, lucas 2005 closing film in the divisive trilogy of star wars prequels. William shakespeares star wars series by ian doescher. William shakespeare s star wars trilogy book pdf download. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Author ian doescher achieves the impossible in the phantom of menace. Im delighted to have william shakespeares star wars, and have read it with great pleasure. Nov 10, 2014 buy william shakespeare s star wars trilogy. The new essential guide to characters im delighted to have william shakespeares star wars, and have read it with great pleasure.
A refreshing take on the classic star wars trilogy resulting in hilarity and amusement for all. Doeschers series of bestselling star wars and shakespeare mashups, even r2d2s digital chatter scans in iambic pentameter. Ian doescher is the new york times bestselling author of william shakespeares star wars series. If you arent a star wars fan, then what the fuck are you doing reading this. Verily, a new hope is exactly what the title says star wars rewritten in iambic pentameter. Under federal law, if you knowingly misrepresent that online material is infringing, you may be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury and civil penalties, including monetary damages, court costs, and attorneys fees.
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