Description
This highly praised collection of stories has been used for more than 200 years to introduce the Shakespeare novice to the Bard’s greatest works. Rather than overwhelming your students by jumping straight into complex Shakespearean language, begin with these easier-to-read prose adaptations. Once your student has had a chance to enjoy the humor, craftsmanship, and creativity of these masterful stories, you can transition to Shakespeare’s original works.
Includes:
- The Tempest
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Winter’s Tale
- Much Ado About Nothing
- As You Like It
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- The Merchant of Venice
- Cymbeline
- King Lear
- Macbeth
- All’s Well that Ends Well
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Comedy of Errors
- Measure for Measure
- Twelfth Night; or, What You Will.
| Recommended in Program(s): |
Challenge I, Challenge III |
| Cycle(s): | n/a |
Details
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Publisher: |
Penguin Group |
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Publication date: |
1807, republished 2007 |
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Number of pages: |
270 |
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Weight: |
225 g |
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Dimensions: |
2.03 cms H x 19.56 cms L x 12.70 cms W |
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Format: |
Paperback |
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ISBN: |
0141441623 |
Author
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Marina Warner is a prize-winning writer of fiction, criticism, and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of female myths and symbols. Her recent books include: The Leto Bundle (2001), Signs & Wonders: Essays on Literature and Culture (2003), and Fantastic Metamorphoses, Other Worlds: Ways of Telling the Self (2004).