Shakespeare S Scribe

Author : Gary Blackwood
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101200032

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The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood Pdf

A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama. * "A fast-moving historical novel that introduces an important era with casual familiarity." --School Library Journal, starred review "Readers will find much to like in Widge, and plenty to enjoy in this gleeful romp through olde England" --Kirkus Reviews "Excels in the lively depictions of Elizabethan stagecraft and street life." --Publishers Weekly An ALA Notable Book

Author : Gary Blackwood
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101563496

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Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood Pdf

When an outbreak of the deadly Black Plague closes the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare's acting troupe sets off on a tour of England. Widge, the orphan-turned-actor, knows that he'll be useful on the trip. Not only does he love the stage, but his knack for a unique shorthand has proven him one of the most valuable apprentices in the troupe. But then a mysterious man appears, claiming to know a secret from Widge's past-a secret that may forever force him from the theatre he loves. "An exciting, well-written tale that is sure to leave [readers] clamoring for more." (School Library Journal, starred review)

Author : Gary Blackwood
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101562772

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Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood Pdf

Intrigue, betrayal, and romance surround Widge as we find him back in London and at the center of things, as usual. Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare's patron, has died, but the new king and his queen love drama-on stage and off. Shakespeare has begun a new play about political intrigue, but real intrigue is close at hand. Someone is stealing from the company, and Shakespeare's scripts must be guarded at all costs-including the one he has given up on and turned over to Widge to finish. Widge finds the glory of being a playwright appealing, especially when there's a pretty girl to impress. But spying is even more exciting! Readers swept up in the first two adventures about Widge and Shakespeare's players will be enthralled yet again by this third tale with its dramatic twists and turns and an ending worthy of the Bard himself.

Author : Naomi Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135363352

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Reimagining Shakespeare for Children and Young Adults by Naomi Miller Pdf

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ian Doescher
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781594746550

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William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher Pdf

The New York Times Best Seller Experience the Star Wars saga reimagined as an Elizabethan drama penned by William Shakespeare himself, complete with authentic meter and verse, and theatrical monologues and dialogue by everyone from Darth Vader to R2D2. Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Authentic meter, stage directions, reimagined movie scenes and dialogue, and hidden Easter eggs throughout will entertain and impress fans of Star Wars and Shakespeare alike. Every scene and character from the film appears in the play, along with twenty woodcut-style illustrations that depict an Elizabethan version of the Star Wars galaxy. Zounds! This is the book you’re looking for.

Author : Ben Crystal,David Crystal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780141941523

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Shakespeare's Words by Ben Crystal,David Crystal Pdf

A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

Author : Lauren Gunderson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822237723

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The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson Pdf

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, THE BOOK OF WILL finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.

Author : Erica Hateley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780415888882

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Shakespeare in Children's Literature by Erica Hateley Pdf

Shakespeare in Children's Literature looks at the genre of Shakespeare-for-children, considering both adaptations of his plays and children's novels in which he appears as a character. Drawing on feminist theory and sociology, Hateley demonstrates how Shakespeare for children utilizes the ongoing cultural capital of "Shakespeare," and the pedagogical aspects of children's literature, to perpetuate anachronistic forms of identity and authority.

Author : William Shakespeare,Chase Pielak
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781476631301

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The Collected Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Zombie by William Shakespeare,Chase Pielak Pdf

What if one of literature's greatest poets was actually a zombie, writing in an Elizabethan world teeming with the undead hiding in plain sight? Inviting readers to see the sublime in the looming apocalypse, this book presents all 154 Shakespearean sonnets (with minor alterations transfigured into "zonnets") in their horrifying glory, highlighting transcendent themes of love, death, beauty and feasting on the flesh of the living. Each sonnet portrays a zombie encounter, with accompanying vignettes revealing the struggles of undead life in early modern England. Original illustrations by Anna Pagnucci bring the nightmare to life. Shakespeare will never be the same.

Author : David Bevington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444357639

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Shakespeare's Ideas by David Bevington Pdf

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind". Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure Explores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind"

Author : Paul Franssen,Paul Edmondson
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781789206890

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Shakespeare and His Biographical Afterlives by Paul Franssen,Paul Edmondson Pdf

New Shakespeare biographies are published every year, though very little new documentary evidence has come to light. Inevitably speculative, these biographies straddle the line between fact and fiction. Shakespeare and His Biographical Afterlives explores the relationship between fiction and non-fiction within Shakespeare’s biography, across a range of subjects including feminism, class politics, wartime propaganda, children’s fiction, and religion, expanding beyond the Anglophone world to include countries such as Germany and Spain, from the seventeenth century to present day.

Author : Gary L. Blackwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0605213887

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Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary L. Blackwood Pdf

Author : Benet Brandreth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681778457

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The Spy of Venice by Benet Brandreth Pdf

When he is caught by his wife in one ill-advised seduction too many, young William Shakespeare flees Stratford to seek his fortune. Cast adrift in London, Will falls in with a band of players, but greater men have their eye on this talented young wordsmith. England’s very survival hangs in the balance, and Will finds himself dispatched to Venice on a crucial assignment. Once there, Will is dazzled by the city’s masques and its beauties, but Catholic assassins would stop at nothing to end his mission on the point of their sharpened knives—and lurking in the shadows is a killer as clever as he is cruel.Suspenseful, seductive, and as sharp as an assassin’s blade, The Spy of Venice introduces a major new literary talent to the genre—thrilling if you’ve never read a word of Shakespeare and sublime if you have.

Author : Caroline Bicks,Michelle Ephraim
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780399173004

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Shakespeare, Not Stirred by Caroline Bicks,Michelle Ephraim Pdf

Two professors mix equal parts booze and Bard to help you through your everyday dramas. It's like having Shakespeare right there in your living room, downing a great drink and putting your crappy day in perspective.

Author : Stanley Wells
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199578597

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Shakespeare, Sex, and Love by Stanley Wells Pdf

How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Pre-eminent Shakespearean critic Stanley Wells draws on historical and anecdotal sources to present an illuminating account of sexual behaviour in Shakespeare's time, particularly in Stratford-upon-Avon and London. He demonstrates what we know or can deduce of the sex lives of Shakespeare and members of his family. He also provides a fascinating account of depictions ofsexuality in the poetry of the period and suggests that at the time Shakespeare was writing most of his non-dramatic verse a group of poets catered especially for readers with homoerotic tastes.The second part of Shakespeare, Sex, - and Love focuses on the variety of ways in which Shakespeare treats sexuality in his plays and at how he relates sexuality to love. Wells shows that Shakespeare's attitude to sex developed over the course of his writing career, and devotes whole chapters to 'The Fun of Sex' - to how he raises laughter out of the matter of sex in both the language and the plotting of some of his comedies; portrayals of sexual desire; to Romeo and Julietas the play in which Shakespeare focuses most centrally on issues relating to sex, love, and the relationship between them; to sexual jealousy, traced through four major plays; 'Sexual Experience'; and 'Whores and Saints'. A final chapter, 'Just Good Friends' examines Shakespeare's rendering of same-genderrelationships.