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Author : John Goodwin
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0435183710
Offers brief insights into each of Shakespeare's 37 plays.
Author : Sylvan Barnet
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015001154650
A discussion of Shakespeare's life, language, and literary style prefaces a study of the comedies, histories, tragedies, and nondramatic poems and the staging techniques, and cinematic portrayals of Shakespearean works.
Author : Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Dramatists, English
ISBN : 0241341167
The Little Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare, packed with witty illustrations and inspirational quotes, now in a handy compact size. This bold book covers every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Easy-to-understand graphics and illustrations bring the themes, plots, characters and language of Shakespeare to life, including illustrated timelines which offer an at-a-glance summary of the action for each play. With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative exploration of the entire canon of Shakespeare plays, sonnets and poetry. Whether you're a Shakespeare scholar or a student of the great Bard, The Little Book of Shakespeare Book offers a fuller appreciation of his phenomenal talent and lasting legacy.
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1542 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : English literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038309329
Explains the historical, legendary, and mythological background of 38 plays and 2 narrative poems.
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472107589
An accessible and entertaining journey through the life, times, and work of the Bard - Enigma. Master of language. The greatest comedian in history? The most famous writer in the world. But isn't he a little bit boring? This is an essential guide for anyone who has previously avoided the Bard, and is the perfect introduction for first time students or seasoned theatre lovers. The book contains a full commentary of all the plays by bestselling and reknowned writer Peter Ackroyd as well as full descriptions of the cast and the drama; not forgetting the best speeches, and the wit and wisdom from across the works. There is also an opportunity to explore the poems and a complete set of sonnets, as well as an investigation of who the dark lady might have been. Contains: The complete sonnets; the greatest speeches; the best lines. Perfect for students struggling through their first play or for theatre lovers anywhere. Entertaining, accessible, Shakespeare without the boring bits.
Author : Encyclopedia Britannica
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0762438541
This is an essential guide for new students coming to the Bard for the first time as well as a valuable resource for a dedicated fan. It is an ideal introduction to the life and times of Shakespeare, uncovering the few fragments of his life and placing him within the Elizabethan world. The book also looks at each of his plays and sonnets, giving full explanations and descriptions, putting them in context, and revealing the many great quotes and key scenes.
Author : Andrew Dickson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781681772646
With full coverage of the thirty-nine Shakespearian plays (including a synopsis, full character list, stage history, and a critical essay for each), this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and an in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs, and lovers of literature. Along with an exploration of the Bard's sonnets and narrative poems, The Globe Guide to Shakespeare features fascinating accounts of Shakespeare's life and the Globe Theater itself, with colorful details about each play's original performance.This comprehensive guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the quintessential celebration of all things Shakespearian.
Author : Myron Stagman
Publisher : City State Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0970926537
An introduction to all of Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies, and histories: brief narrations of the story, highlights, deeper meanings
Author : John Doona
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136732553
Shakespeare is one of our key historical figures but so often he remains locked behind glass and hard to reach. The purpose of this book is to unlock Shakespeare, to remove the tag of ‘high art’ that has surrounded his work and return him to the heart of popular culture where his plays began in the first place. In his foreword, playwright Edward Bond says of A Practical Guide to Shakespeare for the Primary School, ‘It is written with knowledge and experience of its subject – but also with the knowledge of the young people with whom that experience was shared‘. John Doona will inspire and motivate pupils and teachers alike to engage with Shakespeare in a fresh and accessible manner and provide clear, tried and tested schemes of work which demonstrate how engagement with the plays and their language can have a dramatic impact on children’s literacy and writing. As well as providing practical guidance to classroom delivery and performance, techniques, approaches and attitudes, this handbook also promotes learning outcomes linked to literacy targets and cross-curricular units of learning. The central chapters of the book form a comprehensive cross-curricular unit of work on four specific plays – The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet – providing background notes and historical facts linked to the plays, along with comprehensive schemes of work for immediate implementation and ideas for generating performance. Features unique to this resource include:- Free electronic ‘info-blasts’ to all book buyers containing electronic versions of key elements of the book as well as additional resources and lesson plans Drama for the Petrified - A crash course for teachers in the techniques, approaches and attitudes required to bring Shakespeare to life A chapter on Shakespeare and his life, including ‘Five minute Will’ a short comic scripted account of his life Comprehensive schemes of work, each including a Teachers’ Crib Sheet, Story Whoosh!, Story Jigsaw, Scheme Structure Map, edited scenes and additional classroom resources A Practical Guide to Shakespeare for the Primary School is an essential resource for all primary teachers, trainee teachers and drama practitioners, offering guidance, insight and compelling schemes of work for the study of Shakespeare through drama in the primary classroom.
Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061983658
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, from today's most respected academics to eccentrics like Delia Bacon, an American who developed a firm but unsubstantiated conviction that her namesake, Francis Bacon, was the true author of Shakespeare's plays. Emulating the style of his famous travelogues, Bryson records episodes in his research, including a visit to a bunkerlike room in Washington, D.C., where the world's largest collection of First Folios is housed. Bryson celebrates Shakespeare as a writer of unimaginable talent and enormous inventiveness, a coiner of phrases ("vanish into thin air," "foregone conclusion," "one fell swoop") that even today have common currency. His Shakespeare is like no one else's—the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for storytelling unrivaled in our time.
Author : Stanley Wells
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191088087
Tragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themes can also be found in Shakespearian plays which are classed as comedies, or histories. What is it which makes a Shakespearian tragedy, and what dramatic themes and conventions did the bard draw upon when writing them? In this Very Short Introduction Stanley Wells considers what is meant by the word 'tragedy', and discusses nine of Shakespeare's iconic tragic plays. He explores how the early definitions and theoretical discussions of the concept of tragedy in Shakespeare's time would have influenced these plays, along with the literary influence of Seneca. Wells also considers Shakespeare's uses of the word 'tragedy' itself, analysing whether he had any overall concept of the genre in relation to the drama, and looking at the ways in which the theatrical conventions of his time shaped his plays, such as the use of boy players in women's roles and the physical structures of the playhouses. Offering a critical analysis of each of the nine plays in turn, Wells concludes by discussing why tragedy is regarded as fit subject for entertainment, and what it is about tragic plays that audiences find so enjoyable. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Ian Calvert
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781535852333
Gale Researcher Guide for: Shakespearean Comedy is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781621075585
Shakespeare’s one of the greatest playwrights of all time—but telling a student this isn’t enough. This bundled book is perfect for teachers looking for lesson plans and other resources to get students interested in the Bard. Inside you will find a five day lesson plan, discussion questions, a comprehensive study guide, a biography about the life and times of Shakespeare, and a modern retelling (along with the original text) of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Each section of this book may also be purchased individually.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621075592
Shakespeare’s one of the greatest playwrights of all time—but telling a student this isn’t enough. This bundled book is perfect for teachers looking for lesson plans and other resources to get students interested in the Bard. Inside you will find a five day lesson plan, discussion questions, a comprehensive study guide, a biography about the life and times of Shakespeare, and a modern retelling (along with the original text) of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Each section of this book may also be purchased individually.
Author : Michael LoMonico
Publisher : Career Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1564145247
Catalogs Shakespeare's life, his times, his use of language and choice of words, the best and most insulting lines from his plays and poems, the actors who have performed his plays, the theaters where they have been performed, and the videos, films, and spin-offs of his works.