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Botanical illustration Children's stories, English English literature History and criticism Plants in literature Plays Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Criticism and interpretation Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Dramatic production Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Fiction Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Stage historyContents: Part One: lecture 1. Shakepeare's wavelengths -- lect. 2. The multiple actions of A midsummer night's dream -- lect. 3. The form of Shakespear's sonnets -- lect. 4. Love in Shakespeare's sonnets -- lect. 5. Love and artifice in Love's labor's lost, and Much ado about nothing -- lect. 6. As you like it -- lect. 7. The battles of Henry VI -- lect. 8. Richard III and the renaissance -- Part Two:...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1995
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHACall number: DVD 822.33 SHA PART 1
Call number: DVD 822.33 SHA PART 2
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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHASummary: Six celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays, revealing not just the elements in the play, but the history of the play itself. What sparked the creation of each of these works? Where did Shakespeare get his plots, and what cultural, political and religious factors influenced his writing? Why has this body of work endured so thoroughly? What, in the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHAShapiro, James S.
Summary: An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year--1599--that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. How was Shakespeare transformed from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we follow what he reads and writes, what he sees, and whom he works with as he invests in the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM SHAClaybourne, Anna
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a Division of EDC Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.33 CLAQuealy, Gerit
Summary: A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren--the first foreword she has ever contributed. In this striking compilation,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word QuealyShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1985
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 822.33 SHACopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 822.33 SHAShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play ShakespeareCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 822.33 SHASutcliffe, Jane
Summary: Looks at William Shakespeare and the way his use of words affected our use of the English language today, in the form of a narrative about the writer and his times with words and phrases highlighted that were first used by him, and informative parallel text about them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.33 SUTSummary: 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 MACSummary: In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself. Updated version of Shakespeare's tale.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RICShakespeare, William
Summary: Known as the greatest playwright of all time William Shakespeare has been immortalized in this deluxe 1448 page edition of his works.This Complete Library of Shakespeare is divided into three sections, Tragedies, Comedies & Histories with Sonnets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Trident Press International 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 822.33 SHARosenbaum, Ron.
Summary: Cultural historian Rosenbaum gives readers a way of rethinking the greatest works of the human imagination, as he shakes up much that we thought we understood about a vital subject and renews our sense of excitement and urgency. Rather than raking over worn-out fragments of biography, Rosenbaum focuses on cutting-edge controversies about the true source of Shakespeare's enchantment and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 ROSMays, Andrea E.
Summary: "Today it is the most valuable book in the world. Recently one sold for over five million dollars. It is the book that rescued the name of William Shakespeare and half of his plays from oblivion. The Millionaire and the Bard tells the miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling pursuit of the book became a lifelong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FOLGER, HENRY MAYSummary: This anthology traces the surprising story of how Americans made Shakespeare their own through a wide range of genres. The writers included range from the 1800s to the present day, and offer testimony to Shakespeare's profound and enduring influence --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 SHAGarfield, Leon.
Summary: An acclaimed author has rewritten twelve of Shakespeare's plays in narrative form, retaining much of the original language, and thus the flavor of the bard's dramas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 822.33 GARMorley, Jacqueline.
Summary: "Put your dress on. Women aren't allowed to act, so you'll have to play some female roles. When the plague strikes, get out of London! Try your luck as a traveling player and take the show on the road. Keep an eye out for cutpurses. These thieves thrive in busy places like the Globe. Study hard! If you mangle Shakespeare's lines, you'll be in trouble" --Cover, p. 4.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792 MORShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: SparkNotes 2003
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 822.33 SHASummary: "Whether you are new to the poetry and proses of Shakespeare, and in need of a guide through the complex plots and unfamiliar language, or looking for a fresh perspective on his much-loved plays and sonnets, this book will shed light on the work of one of world literature's greatest figures"--Page [4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dk Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHAConner, Marc C.
Summary: For over 400 years, Shakespeares plays have enthralled, moved, and enriched each new generation of readers and theatergoers. How to Read and Understand Shakespeare builds the skills that allow you to reach your own understanding of the plays, to deeply comprehend Shakespeare's transcendent poetic language, the spellbinding world of his great characters and stories, and his revelatory...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 CON VOL. 2Korman, Gordon
Summary: Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KORLynch, Jack (John T.)
Summary: Beginning with the death of William Shakespeare in 1616, a study of the bard explores his evolution from provincial playwright to universally acclaimed, literary giant, beginning with his growing popularity during the late-seventeenth-century Restoration and ranging to the Stratford celebration of the tricentennial of Shakespeare's birth in 1864.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 LYNShakespeare, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2006
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Summary: Examines current debates about the actual authors of Shakespeare's plays, citing challenges from famous historical figures while discussing the sources of modern doubts and the author's own beliefs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010