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  • Souls with Longing

    Representations of Honor and Love in Shakespeare

    by Dustin A. Gish, John Briggs, Leon Craig, Scott Crider, Carson Holloway, David Lowenthal, Glenn Arbery, Carol McNamara, John E. Alvis, George Anastaplo0, Paul Cantor1, Laurence D. Nee2 ...
    The works of William Shakespeare vividly represent for our admiration and study a pageant of souls with longing in whose wake we ceaselessly follow. Through some of his most memorable characters, Shakespeare illuminates the nature and character—as well as consequences—of our distinctively human passions and ambition, in particular our desire for and pursuit of both honor and love. The contributors ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

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    A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life

    by Ruth Goodman ...
    Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPRA New York Times Book Review Editors Choice SelectionAn erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England, "Goodman's latest…is a revelation" (New York Times Book Review).On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in English history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period ... Read more

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  • Shakespeare's London

    Everyday Life in London 1580-1616

    by Stephen Porter ...
    Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Shakespeare's London was a bustling, teeming metropolis that was growing so rapidly that the government took repeated, and ineffectual, steps to curb its expansion. From contemporary letters, journals and diaries, a vivid picture emerges of this fascinating city, with its many opportunities and also its ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Waiting for the Parade

    by John Murrell ...
    Waiting for the Parade is John Murrell’s play, set in Calgary during World War II, in which five women gather to work for the war effort while their men are away. Waiting for the Parade was first performed by Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary. Subsequently, it has been performed by Northern Light Theatre, Edmonton; Bastion Theatre, Victoria; Tarragon Theatre, Toronto; the National Art Centre, ... Read more

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  • The Fifth Queen

    by Ford Madox Ford ...
    This masterful performance of historical fiction centers on Katharine Howard--clever, beautiful, and outspoken--who catches the jaded eye of Henry VIII and becomes his fifth Queen. Corruption and fear pervade the King's court, and the dimly lit corridors vibrate with the intrigues of unscrupulous courtiers hungry for power. Soon Katharine is locked in a vicious battle with Thomas Cromwell, the ... Read more

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  • Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?

    by Professor William D. Rubinstein ...
    From an obscure family in a small provincial town, Shakespeare had no formal education after the age of thirteen. His surviving handwriting consists of six signatures on legal documents. His will makes no mention of his books or manuscripts. His two daughters were illiterate. There is, in other words, a seemingly enormous gap between the meagreness of Shakespeare's background and his achievements ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • COLERIDGE: Essays & Lectures on Shakespeare, Old Poets & Dramatists

    Enriched edition. With Introductory Matter on Poems and Plays

    by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Darren Matthews ...
    In 'COLERIDGE: Essays & Lectures on Shakespeare, Old Poets & Dramatists,' Samuel Taylor Coleridge delves into the world of literature with deep insights and critical analysis. Through a series of essays and lectures, Coleridge explores the works of Shakespeare, old poets, and dramatists, shedding new light on their themes, characters, and techniques. His writing style is scholarly yet accessible, ... Read more

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  • Shakespeare's Restless World

    Portrait of an Era

    by Neil MacGregor ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in 100 Objects brings the world of Shakespeare and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I into focusWe feel we know Shakespeare’s characters. Think of Hamlet, trapped in indecision, or Macbeth’s merciless and ultimately self-destructive ambition, or the Machiavellian rise and short reign of Richard III. They are so vital, so alive and real that ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Shakespeare's Foreign Worlds

    National and Transnational Identities in the Elizabethan Age

    by Carole Levin, John Watkins ...
    In Shakespeare's Foreign Worlds, Carole Levin and John Watkins focus on the relationship between the London-based professional theater preeminently associated with William Shakespeare and an unprecedented European experience of geographic, social, and intellectual mobility. Shakespeare's plays bear the marks of exile and exploration, rural depopulation, urban expansion, and shifting mercantile and ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • History of Christianity in Japan

    Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant Missions

    by Otis Cary D.D. ...
    Despite the relatively small number of formal Christian believers in japan-less than one percent of the total population-Christianity has become and is likely to continue to be an important strand in modern Japanese culture.The Christian social message of the early decades of the twentieth century has become a lasting part of social welfare attitudes. The strong emphasis on education of the ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Derek Jacobi on Malvolio

    Performing Shakespeare

    by Derek Jacobi, Julian Curry ...
    Series series Shakespeare on Stage
    Derek Jacobi discusses playing Malvolio, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.In each volume of the Shakespeare On Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing ... Read more

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  • How Shakespeare Put Politics on the Stage

    Power and Succession in the History Plays

    by Peter Lake ...
    A masterful, highly engaging analysis of how Shakespeare’s plays intersected with the politics and culture of Elizabethan England   With an ageing, childless monarch, lingering divisions due to the Reformation, and the threat of foreign enemies, Shakespeare’s England was fraught with unparalleled anxiety and complicated problems. In this monumental work, Peter Lake reveals, more than any previous ... Read more

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