Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=3295&N=3+6606+4294946081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643903 Although her parents are renowned Shakespearean actors, Mirandas performance in a school play is disastrous but before she can get away to hide, Stephen, a castmate, whisks her to sixteenth century England to meet--and save--the young Will Shakespeare. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639430 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540080 When Miranda loses the role of Juliet in her schools production of Romeo & Juliet, she casts a spell to retrieve the role, and accidentally brings Edmund Shakespeare, William Shakespeares younger brother, to the present. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542739 When their long-imprisoned con-artist father reaches the end of his life, Arthur and his twin sister become the owners of an undiscovered play by William Shakespeare that their father wants published, a final request that represents either a great literary gift or their fathers last great heist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1270261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1295916 Violetta and Feste have come to London to rescue a holy relic taken from a church in Illyria by the evil Malvolio, and once there, they tell the story of their adventures to playwright William Shakespeare, who turns it into a play. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541559 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 Shakespeares enchantment and illumination--the astonishing language itself. He takes readers into the midst of fierce battles among the most brilliant Shakespearean scholars and directors over just how to delve deeper into the mind of Shakespeare. He makes ostensibly arcane textual scholarship seductive, and he shows us great directors as Shakespearean scholars in their own right. This book offers a thrilling opportunity to engage with Shakespeares work at its deepest levels.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252589 Receiving a mysterious box from her eccentric mentor, who claims it contains a newly found work by Shakespeare, theater director and scholar Kate Shelton is horrified when her theater is burned to the ground and her mentor killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=718016 A distinguished Shakespearean scholar found tortured to death ... A lost manuscript and its secrets buried for centuries ... An encrypted map that leads to incalculable wealth ... Tap-tapping the keys and out come the words on this little screen, and who will read them I hardly know. I could be dead by the time anyone actually gets to read them, as dead as, say, Tolstoy. Or Shakespeare. Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives? These are the words of Jake Mishkin, whose seemingly innocent job as an intellectual property lawyer has put him at the center of a deadly conspiracy and a chase to find a priceless treasure involving William Shakespeare ... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1388432 During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Bakers classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185962 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 supposition arranged around scant facts. With his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, and, emulating the style of his travelogues, records episodes in his own research. He 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 elses--the beneficiary of Brysons genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and an unrivaled gift for storytelling.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=696358 A desperate fathers search for his runaway daughter has led him to the last place he ever expected to find her: backstage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. But the murders in this dazzling world of make-believe are no longer mere stagecraft, and the blood is all too real. The hunt for his child has plunged former Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont into a bone-chilling drama of revenge, greed, and butchery, where innocents are made to suffer in perverse and terrible ways. And many more young lives are at stake, unless he can uncover the villain of the piece before the final, deadly curtain falls. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1541937 Presents a brief profile of the life and works of sixteenth-century playwright, William Shakespeare; and contains black-and-white illustrations that include a diagram of the Globe Theater. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=704857 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668824 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668518 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668812 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=644599 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 new Globe Theatre and creates four of his most famous plays--Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet. Shapiro illuminates both Shakespeares staggering achievement and what Elizabethans experienced in the course of 1599: sending off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathering an Armada threat from Spain, gambling on the fledgling East India Company, and waiting to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1147858 An easy, modern English novelization of Shakespeares Hamlet, ideal as a study aid. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668615 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1380408 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=668720 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=789918 Presents the original text of Shakespeares play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. Marc Antony comes to bury Caesar, not to praise him, and his funeral oration unleashes a power struggle among the Roman Empires mightiest generals and statesmen. Books in this new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeares plays. However, the lines are set up so students can see the bards original poetic phrases printed side-by-side and line-by-line with a modern translation on the facing page. Starting in the late 1580s and for several decades that followed, Shakespeares plays were popular entertainment for Londons theatergoers. His Globe Theatre was the equivalent of a Broadway theater in todays New York. The plays have endured, but over the course of 400+ years, the English language has changed in many ways-which is why todays students often find Shakespeares idiom difficult to comprehend. Simply Shakespeare offers an excellent solution to their problem. Introducing each play is a general essay covering Shakespeares life and times. At the beginning of each of the five acts in every play, a two-page spread describes what is about to take place. The storys background is explained, followed by brief descriptions of key people who will appear in the act, details students should watch for as the story unfolds, discussion of the plays historical context, how the play was staged in Shakespeares day, and explanation of puns and plays on words that occur in characters dialogues. Identifying icons preceding each of these study points are printed in a second color, then are located again as cross-references in the plays original text. For instance, where words spoken by a person in the play offer insights into his or another characters personality, the Characters icon will appear as a cross-reference in both the introductory spread and the play proper. Following each act, a closing spread presents questions and discussion points for use as teachers aids. Guided by the inspiring format of this fine new series, both teachers and students will come to understand and appreciate the genius of Shakespeare as never before. Text of Act I and Modern Version -- Post-Act Activities -- Act II -- Pre-Act Notes -- Text of Act II and Modern Version -- Post-Act Activities -- Act III -- Pre-Act Notes -- Text of Act III and Modern Version -- Post-Act Activities -- Act IV -- Pre-Act Notes -- Text of Act IV and Modern Version -- Post-Act Activities -- Act V -- Pre-Act Notes -- Text of Act V and Modern Version -- Post-Act Activities --Additional Resources. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628138 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628130 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628098 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628096 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628143 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628113 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=628111 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809067 Presents the original text of Shakespeares play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361416 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361443 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361470 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=687086 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346090 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341866 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345910 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342060 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1202051 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=343628 Reforging Shakespeare charts the bizarre but true story of William-Henry Ireland, a 17-year-old boy who fooled the academic and theatrical world with his Shakespeare forgeries. At first the forgeries were mundane: legal papers, promissory notes, mortgage deeds, but as each was unquestioningly validated, Ireland grew more bold and bizarre. He found Shakespeares lost poems, significantly different versions of Hamlet and King Lear, love letters to his wife, even a lock of Shakespeares hair! But boldest of all was his discovery of a lost play, Vortigern. Theatre Royal Drury Lane offered a lucrative contract for its world premiere. The Duke of Clarence engaged a box; the poet laureate wrote the prologue. Supporters filled the house to ensure a positive reception, but as the curtain went up, no one could suspect the disaster that was to ensue.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539166 A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeares acting troupe in order to steal the script of Hamlet, but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=348020 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341514 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=348845 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342418 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342948 Includes a brief biography of William Shakespeare, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342960 Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=344055 Shakespeare commentary and performance today present us with a multiplicity of interpretations constructed and reconstructed from such diverse origins that the underlying evidence has become hidden by layers of reconceptualized meanings. What can or should count as evidence for the claims made by scholars and performers, and how should this evidence be organized? In Textual and Theatrical Shakespeare ten essayists answer these stimulating questions by exploring the possibilities for and the constraints upon useful communication among critics who come to Shakespeare from so many different directions. Bridging the stage-versus-page gap between actors, critics, and scholars, the contributors in this carefully crafted yet energizing book reflect upon the many kinds of evidence available to us from Shakespeares various incarnations as historical subject and as our contemporary as well as from his amphibious occupation of both stage and study. The constraints of such differences become arbitrary as each essayist clarifies the sources of this evidence; the seemingly rigid boundaries of scholarly and creative discipline are crossed and redrawn.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342961 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361420 Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342954 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342972 Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342956 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361457 Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=342877 Combining the resources of new historicism, feminism, and postmodern textual analysis, Eric Mallin reveals how contemporary pressures left their marks on three Shakespeare plays written at the end of Elizabeths reign. Close attention to the language of Troilus and Cressida, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night reveals how Shakespeare registered the consciousness of transition and ending that underlay Englands social fabric at the beginning of the seventeenth century. The plays further register in complex ways the cultural presence of social or psychic crises. Troilus reflects the rebellion of the Earl of Essex and the failure of the courtly, chivalric style. Hamlet resonates with the danger of the bubonic plague and the difficult succession history of James I. Twelfth Night is imbued with nostalgia for an earlier period of Elizabeths rule, when her control over religious and erotic affairs seemed more secure.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=344536 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361440 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361439 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=344744 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346089 Summaries and critical commentaries, including Henry VI, parts 1, 2, 3 ; Titus Andronicus ; King John ; The merry wives of Windsor ; Alls well that ends well ; Coriolanus ; Troilus and Cressida ; Timon of Athens ; Pericles ; Cymbeline ; Henry VIII. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361385 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=344037 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=361438 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346147 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345770 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345771 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=343455 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341682 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345799 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341855 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341174 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346134 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341693 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341679 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346140 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341254 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346082 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346104 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345997 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341864 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341859 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341179 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=345788 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341767 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341882 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346124 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346107 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341261 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=346149 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341694 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=341182