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Series: Cures for Chance Adoptive Relations in Shakespeare and Middleton Hardcover Erin Ellerbeck 9781487508784 $55.00 LITERARY CRITICISM Dec 05, 2021

Cures for Chance examines how early modern dramatic representations of adoption test conventional notions of family and nature.Adoption allows families to modify, either overtly or covertly, what is considered to be the natural order. Cures for Chance explores how early modern English theatre questioned the inevitability of the biological family and proposed new models of familial structure, financial inheritance, and gendered familial authority. Because the practice of adoption circumvents sexual reproduction, its portrayal obliges audiences t... + Read More
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Series: Shakespeare's Stories Hardcover Khoa Le 9781839406133 $25.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 8 - 12 Sep 01, 2021

This beautifully illustrated compendium brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache.Shakespeare's plays have been beloved for so many years that his characters and words have shaped our world today. This collection has adapted these works for younger readers, introducing them iconic characters such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt. Sam Newman's cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language to ... + Read More
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Series: Lit for Little Hands Lit for Little Hands: A Midsummer Night's Dream Board book Brooke Jorden 9781641702393 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 8 Sep 01, 2020

What fools these mortals be!?—Puck, Act III, Scene 2, 115Join Bottom the Weaver, Oberon and Titania, and the confused lovers in a series of events so outrageous it must be a dream! Filled with interactive wheels and pull-tabs, and lavishly illustrated, Lit for Little Hands: A Midsummer Night's Dream is an unprecedented, fun, entertaining, and stunning kid's introduction to William Shakespeare's beloved classic comedy. Unlike many board books that tackle the classics for kids, Lit for Little Hands tells the actual story in simple, child-friendly... + Read More
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Series: The Parlour Games William Shakespeare the Parlor Game A Literature-Inspired Party in a Box Game Gibbs Smith, Publisher 9781423656647 $36.99 NON-CLASSIFIABLE Sep 01, 2020

Not even your high school English teacher knew Shakespeare could be this uproariously clever. A laugh-out-loud mash-up party game for everyone, whether you love Shakespeare’s works, or loathe them. Dealt from a deck of 400 answer cards, complete modern musings such as, “Just tell the judge to ….” with phrases pulled directly from the Bard himself. Your sense of humor paired with Shakespeare’s quick wit will prove (with refreshing hilarity) just how winsome his words remain in the twenty-first century. Ideally suited to 4 players or more, ages... + Read More
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Series: Romeow & Juliet Bookish Cats 100 Piece Puzzle Jigsaw Mudpuppy 9780735364981 $20.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Interest age, years from 6 Jul 14, 2020

Romeow & Juliet Bookish Cats 100 Piece Puzzle from Mudpuppy features an adorable cat portrait of Romeo and Juliet, clever kitty-inspired title and author name. Part of Mudpuppy's Bookish Cats series, this premium puzzle is packaged in a book-style box with magnetic closure and has gold foil embellishments on both puzzle and box. ? 100 pc puzzle: 10.75 x 13.5", 27 x 34 cm ? Book-style box with magnetic closure ? Foil embellishments on puzzle and box ? Box: 5.5 x 6.75 x 2", 14 x 17 x 5 cm ? Ages 6+
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Series: Shakespeare On Stage and Off Paperback Kenneth Graham 9780773559257 $37.95 LITERARY CRITICISM Dec 19, 2019

Today, debates about the cultural role of the humanities and the arts are roiling. Responding to renewed calls to reassess the prominence of canonical writers, Shakespeare On Stage and Off introduces new perspectives on why and how William Shakespeare still matters. Lively and accessible, the book considers what it means to play, work, and live with Shakespeare in the twenty-first century. Contributors - including Antoni Cimolino, artistic director of the Stratford Festival - engage with contemporary stagings of the plays, from a Trump-like Jul... + Read More
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Series: The The World of Shakespeare 1000 Piece Puzzle 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Jigsaw Adam Simpson 9781786274250 $29.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Interest age, years from 8.0000000000 Aug 13, 2019

Piece together the world of Shakespeare in this art jigsaw puzzle depicting the London of his day. Spot a huge cast of contemporary extras as A Midsummer Night's Dream is rehearsed at the Globe and fellow actors wander the streets, along with local characters who may well have provided the Bard with inspiration. From lovers ascending ladders and bears being baited to tavern brawls and summer fairs, there is something to delight in every detail.
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Series: Little Poet Little Poet William Shakespeare: I Love You Little Poet William Shakespeare Board book Kate Coombs 9781423651536 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Mar 26, 2019

Introduce clever babies to classic poets with Gibbs Smith’s new Little Poet series. “I do love nothing in the world so well as you.” Little Poet William Shakespeare: I Love You pairs loving lines from The Bard’s famous plays and sonnets with engaging illustrations by Carme Lemniscates, letting parents, grandparents, and other readers tell toddlers how loved they are in Shakespeare’s own words.
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Series: Great Shakespearean Deaths Card Game Cards Chris Riddell 9781452162478 $18.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Jul 07, 2017

Who had the greatest last words, and what were they? Who enjoyed the slowest, most tedious death? Who had it coming more than anyone else? From the celebrated comedy ensemble Spymonkey and acclaimed illustrator Chris Riddell, this hilariously morbid (and informative!) card game has players trying to outdo one another using everyone's favorite Shakespearean construct: the amazing deaths!
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Series: BabyLit Primer A Midsummer Night's Dream A BabyLit(TM) Fairies Primer Board book Jennifer Adams 9781423641810 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Feb 23, 2016

The perfect lullaby for a magical midsummer night, and a beautiful way to introduce your little one to the Bard. Jennifer Adams’ adaptation of Shakespeare’s original lines and Alison Oliver’s whimsical illustrations bring the world of fairies to life and will enchant little ones for years to come.
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Series: Shakespeare Insult Generator Mix and Match More than 150,000 Insults in the Bard's Own Words (Shakespeare for Kids, Shakespeare Gifts, William Shakespeare) Hardcover Barry Kraft 9781452127750 $18.95 HUMOR Mar 04, 2014

Put dullards and miscreants in their place with more than 150,000 handy mix-and-match insults in the bard's own words. This entertaining insult generator and flip book collects hundreds of words from Shakespeare's most pointed barbs and allows readers to combine them in creative and hilariously stinging ways. From "apish bald-pated abomination" to "cuckoldly dull-brained blockhead" to "obscene rump-fed hornbeast," each insult can be chosen at random or customized to fit any situation that calls for a literary smackdown. Featuring an informative... + Read More
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Series: Classic Poetry for Dogs Why Do I Chase Thee Hardcover Jessica Swaim 9781423635543 $18.99 HUMOR Feb 26, 2014

If Sharpeis wrote sonnets and Labradors wrote limericks, of what would they muse? Jessica Swaim re-envisions classic literature through a roundup of cultured hounds including Rover Frost, Emily Doginson, and Edgar Allan Pug. Poems range from the savory “Shall I Compare Thee to a Steak Fillet,” to the reflective “Sizing Up Shoes on a Soulful Evening” and the mysterious “The Maven,” each with a cunning twist that will leave you grinning. The poets are also brought to life with distinguished portraits by Chet Phillips and insightful biographies.
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Series: Shakespeare Saved My Life Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard Paperback Laura Bates 9781402273148 $28.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 26, 2013

A female professor, a super maximum security prisoner, and how Shakespeare saved them bothShakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had never been before—supermax solitary confinement.In this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known as the worst of the worst, is Larry Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of prison at th... + Read More
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Series: BabyLit Primer Romeo & Juliet A BabyLit(TM) Counting Primer Board book Jennifer Adams 9781423622055 $14.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Jul 07, 2011

Get swept away by Little Master Shakespeare’s tale of two star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet: A BabyLit® Counting Primer. Count friends, kisses, love letters, and roses in this charming retelling of Shakespeare’s famous story of young love. Since parting from such a lovely little book will certainly bring feelings of sweet sorrow, you may find yourself re-reading 'till it be 'morrow!