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William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Bruce Coville A simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about two young people who defy their warring families' prejudices and dare to fall in love. OL15025827W
William Shakespeare's Cymbeline William Shakespeare's Cymbeline Vincent Goodwin In graphic novel format, presents the play by William Shakespeare in which friends Imogen and Leonatus secretly marry against the will of her father, King Cymbeline, and remain true to one another th… OL15616027W
Shakespearean whodunnits Shakespearean whodunnits Michael Ashley A collection of short stories, using the loose ends in Shakespeare's plays to work into plausible theories, usually as mysteries to be unravelled. As with all anthologies, the levels are variable. OL15856707W
Verdi's Shakespeare Verdi's Shakespeare Garry Wills This book is a dazzling study of the operas Verdi adapted from Shakespeare -- and a spellbinding account of their creation. In Verdi's Shakespeare, Pulitzer Prize winner and lifelong opera devotee Ga… OL15951845W
William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Vincent Goodwin Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about political intrigue, personal betrayal, and the aftermath of a brutal assassination. OL17886771W
The Gap of Time: William Shakespeare' The Winter's Tale Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) The Gap of Time: William Shakespeare' The Winter's Tale Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) Jeanette Winterson A modern retelling of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" moves from London after the 2008 financial crisis to the storm-ravaged American city of New Bohemia, in a story of the destructive effect of je… OL19362444W
How to teach your children Shakespeare How to teach your children Shakespeare Ken Ludwig Outlines an engaging way to instill an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean the… OL19668602W
Worlds elsewhere Worlds elsewhere Andrew Dickson "There are 83 copies of the First Folio in a vault beneath Capitol Hill, the world's largest collection. Well over 150 Indian movies are based on Shakespeare's plays-more than in any other nation. If… OL20050489W
Queering the Shakespeare Film Queering the Shakespeare Film Anthony Guy Patricia A range of mainstream and independent English language film productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice take centre stage in Queerin… OL20255038W
Subversive Stages Subversive Stages Ileana Alexandra Orlich 1 online resource (xx, 217 pages) OL25702236W
The sixty-minute Shakespeare--Twelfth night The sixty-minute Shakespeare--Twelfth night Cass Foster An abridged version of Shakespeare's comedy about love at first sight, disguises, twins, and practical jokes. OL2698582W
The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo and Juliet The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Margaret Early A prose retelling of Shakespeare's drama in which young lovers attempt to defy fate. OL2715291W
Orson Welles on Shakespeare Orson Welles on Shakespeare Orson Welles "Orson Welles's theatrical productions of Shakespearean plays for the W.P.A.'s Federal Theatre Project and Welles's own Mercury Theatre represent a unique blending of high art and the politicized pop… OL2744538W
Stories from Shakespeare Stories from Shakespeare Marchette Gaylord Chute Retells in prose the 36 comedies, tragedies, and histories appearing in Shakespeare's First Folio. OL2755432W
Taming of the Shrew Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespe… OL362690W
Shakespeare Stories Shakespeare Stories Leon Garfield An acclaimed author has rewritten twelve of Shakespeare's plays in narrative form, retaining much of the original language, and thus the flavor of the bard's dramas. OL36338W
Best of Shakespeare Best of Shakespeare Edith Nesbit Beautiful retelling of Shakespeare's plays OL407447W
Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales] Charles Lamb,Mary Lamb,Mary Lamb Contains 20 adaptations from Shakespeare; The Tempest (Mary Lamb) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mary Lamb) The Winter's Tale (Mary Lamb) Much Ado About Nothing (Mary Lamb) As You Like It (Mary Lamb… OL44841W
William Shakespeare's Macbeth William Shakespeare's Macbeth Bruce Coville A simplified prose retelling of Shakespeare's play about a man who kills his king after hearing the prophesies of three witches. OL69312W
Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Michael Rosen A prose retelling, incorporating lines from the play, of the tragic consequences of a deadly feud between two rival families in Renaissance Verona. OL832176W
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