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Shakespeare, William

Contents: Romeo and Juliet -- A Midsummer night's dream -- Hamlet, prince of Denmark -- Othello, the moor of Venice -- King Lear -- Macbeth -- The Tempest.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Franklin Library 1981

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SHA

Summary: On the brink of Civil War, King Henry IV (John Gielgud) attempts to consolidate his reign while fretting with unease over his son's seeming neglect of his royal duties. Hal (Keith Baxter), the young Prince, openly consorts with Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles) and his company of "Diana's foresters, Gentlemen of the shade, Minions of the moon". Hal's friendship with the fat knight substitutes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CHI

Summary: Key scenes of MacBeth are enacted by classically trained actors, then analyzed and interpreted by internationally renowned Shakespeare scholars. Insightful comments help explain meaning, characters, motives, background action and plot.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: TeleMedia Productions 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 MAC

Michell, John F.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 MIC

Shakespeare, William

Summary: The arrival of shipwrecked twins in the land of Illyria creates havoc in this comical story of love in disguise.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHA

Ludwig, Ken

Summary: Outlines an engaging way to instill an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean theater and society.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.3 LUD

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play Ludwig

Shakespeare, William

Summary: Young antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, seperated from him at birth.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2003

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHA

Summary: Though many years have passed, another orphan - this time a lonely American girl - makes an exciting journey to the enchanting manor where the magic began. Under the watchful eye of the keeper of the garden's key, the young orphan discovers that unlocking all the mysteries of the garden will take faith, courage and determination before life can bloom lavishly once again.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2002

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BAC

Summary: Shakespeare's classic drama of power, ambition and guilt.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose DVD 2001

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS MAC

Smith, Emma (Emma Josephine)

Summary: "An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard's inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality. A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulatethe human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality, and literary mastery. A man who wrote...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SMI

Wills, Garry

Summary: "Shakespeare's plays abound with kings and leaders who crave a public stage and seize every opportunity to make their lives a performance: Antony, Cleopatra, Richard III, Othello, and many others. Such self-dramatizing characters appear in the work of other playwrights of the era as well, Marlowe's Edward II and Tamburlaine among them. But Elizabethan playwrights were not alone in realizing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale Univ Pr 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 WIL

Shakespeare, William

Summary: Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHA

Summary: Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHA

Summary: The love Othello the Moor has for Desdemona proves to be too much to bear.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose DVD 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS OTH

Summary: An original comedy series that takes a modern look at love and happiness through two people who haven't been successful with either. After a whirlwind courtship and devastating break-up, Jimmy and Gretchen struggle to move on while constantly being pulled back toward one another.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV YOU

Summary: Shakespeare's play about Richard of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villian who usurps the crown. Through family machinations, political marriages and military coups, this play portrays the tumultous reign of King Edward IV and the ascension of Richard to the throne, an intricate period in English history.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose Video Pub. 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS RIC

Summary: It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MRS

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD MRS.

Summary: Agatha Christie becomes involved in solving the murder of a woman bludgeoned on a train; in the winter of 1928, Agatha Christie travels to Iraq, where she falls in love with an attractive archaeologist and has to unravel a series of murders; in the midst of personal turmoil, Agatha Christie decides to kill off her famous character, Hercule Poirot, and sell the manuscript to a wealthy...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV AGA

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AGA

Summary: The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol,' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MAN

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAN

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Seasonal Adult Collection, Call number: DVD MOVIE MAN

Summary: The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2008

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD B

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BEC

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD MOVIE BEC

Shakespeare, William

Summary: Presents Shakespeare's classic drama in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate the leader on the Ides of March.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: L.A. Theatre Works 1995

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHA

Summary: In the second hilarious season of this audacious and witty comedy series, music biz PR rep Gretchen and struggling novelist Jimmy move in together. As domestic and career challenges take their toll on the cynical couple, Gretchen's depression inspires her to stalk her more together neighbors. And a visit from Jimmy's trashy, unsupportive family proves that for all his faults, Jimmy's the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV YOU

Summary: After a whirlwind courtship and rough post-cohabitation period, Season Three finds Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) trying to keep the good times rolling while confronting the F- word ... "family". Meanwhile, Edgar (Desmin Borges) searches for therapy to combat his PTSD, and Lindsay (Kether Donohue) faces a big decision in this original comedy series that takes a modern look at love...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV YOU

Summary: This program from the Famous Authors series traces James Joyce's life from his childhood and university days in Ireland, during which he was strongly religious, through his time in Paris where he denounced Catholicism, studied medicine, and began writing poetry, articles, and book reviews. The film introduces viewers to the city of Dublin, the background of Ulysses, Dubliners, and his other...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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