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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
cvi, 1648, A130, I20 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and comprehensive glosses, footnotes, and historical and cultural essays make this the most reader-friendly introduction to Shakespeare available today. The sixth edition of this comprehensive anthology addresses the two key issues confronted by readers approaching Shakespeare today: a lack of knowledge about the historical period and difficulty with the language of Shakespeare's plays. A richly...
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
191 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's world of magic and mystery, romance and revenge, witches, fairies and ghosts is brought to life in these captivating stories by the world's greatest writer, with enchanting illustrations. Ten of Shakespeare's best-known tales are retold in a lively, easy-to-read style, with an outline of all 28 of his other plays at the back. This is a book to entrance readers and listeners of all ages.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling departure: a short, piercing, deeply moving novel about the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son Hamnet--a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain--and the years leading up to the production of his great play. England, 1580. A young Latin tutor--penniless, bullied by a violent father--falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman--a wild creature who walks her family's estate with a falcon on her shoulder...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Author
Publisher
Park Lane
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
2412 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three volumes in one. With over 800 illustrations by Sir John Gilbert and Ray Abel. All 37 plays ; all 160 sonnets and poems ; thousands of comments and notes plus critical opinions by Coleridge, Dr. Johnson, Schlegel, and Drake.
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
[2013], c2001
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book explores how Shakespeare's works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his lifetime to present day. Descriptions of Web sites are included.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Step on to a stage full of stories with this beautiful anthology of 12 stories from Shakespeare, rewritten to be accessible to children ages 7+. A section at the back gives details about Shakespeare's life and further information about the plays. Each story is rewritten in a comprehensive way that is accessible for children and stunningly illustrated by collage artist Alice Lindstrom.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William’s star rises, Richard’s onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing,...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing (111 min.)...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And brewing revenge. After 12...
Author
Series
William Shakespeare's Star Wars volume 8
Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Star Wars 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 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? Authentic meter, stage...
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