Theater

Shakespeare The Animated Tales: Volume III

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Romeo & Juliet

Author:

William Shakespeare

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:15

Shakespeare The Animated Tales: Volume II

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Hamlet

Author:

William Shakespeare

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:15

Essential Art House Pygmalion

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George Bernard Shaw was once quoted as humorously saying, "Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed." Yet his Pygmalion has lived on. His play, indeed, is better known to contemporary readers than the Greek myth (about a sculptor who falls in love with one of his statues) from which it derives its title. Shaw's rag-to-riches comedy made the leap from stage to screen in 1938, but it wasn't a smooth transition.

Director:

Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:30

Life in the Elizabethan Theater

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Copies: 1

Discusses theater in sixteenth-century England, describing playwrights, plays, the audience, and Queen Elizabeth's sponsorship.

Author:

Diane Yancey

Shakespeare for Beginners

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Copies: 1

Despite the reshifting of values that has affected every aspect of life in the 21st century, William Shakespeare still stands as the greatest writer the English language has ever produced. Even so, many people have never read him. If you have never read “the Bard”–or if you’ve tried and given up in frustration–you need Shakespeare For Beginners.

Author:

Brandon Toropov

The Young Person's Guide to Shakespeare

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Copies: 1

Who was Shakespeare, and why has his work remained so compelling to us for so many centuries? With conversational text, informative sidebars, and full-color photographs, The Young Person’s Guide to Shakespeare makes Shakespeare’s life and work accessible to young readers.

Author:

Anita Ganeri

Shakespeare's Theater

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A thumbnail history of the English theater, from its ancient and medieval predecessors to its suppression by the Puritans. Using the familiar one-topic-per-spread format, this tracks theater's checkered history as it slowly developed from a religious teaching tool to secular entertainment. Morley (Entertainment, not reviewed, etc.) mixes fictional and historical characters to portray a player's often hand-to-mouth life.

Author:

Jacqueline Morley

Shakespeare

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Learn about Shakespeare's life and times and explore his work.

Kit includes:
1 Deck of Quotable Shakespeare cards
1 Shakespeare FANDEX Family Field Guide
14 Copies of As the Bard Turns by Rosina B. Mason (a play)
1 (2 CD) Set of selected Shakespeare's Sonnets as read by Sir John Gielgud
1 Book Living in a Shakespearean World with (6 CD) set of selected Shakespearean works

Content Area:

ELA

Ancient Roman Culture

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Learn about the many facets of Roman culture with this great introduction covering religion, philosophy, sculpture, architecture, painting, literature, sports, and the theater. The Romans' habit of adopting ideas, customs, and techniques from cultures that they conquered is discussed. Photographs of Roman buildings, reliefs, statues, mosaics, and frescoes offer yet more insight into this influential culture.

Ancient Greek Culture

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Ancient Greek culture has had a truly profound impact on Western civilization. Readers will explore the rich civilization of ancient Greece and the things that made it so influential. Mythology, theater, sculpture, and philosophy are just a few of the subjects discussed in this volume. A great cultural survey of a great civilization.

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