Deep Wisdom from Shakespeare's Dramas

Deep Wisdom from Shakespeare's Dramas
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9781620320600
ISBN-13 : 1620320606
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Deep Wisdom from Shakespeare's Dramas by : Arjan Plaisier

Arjan Plaisier believes audiences who view Shakespeare performances and readers who study the plays deserve better than some of the recent interpretations of the Bard's work. In their attempt to be "modern," these interpreters commit historical amnesia by slighting the Christian ethos of the early Renaissance period in which Shakespeare wrote and by riding roughshod over the religious underpinnings of his plays. This neglect skews the playwright's intentions, confuses the audience, and diminishes the full effect of the play. Plaisier, too, is modern--and in a more profound sense. He sets forth how Shakespeare shapes his plots to conform at an ultimate level to timeless biblical narrative patterns (like Northrop Frye, he regards the Bible as a "code book"), so that there is a "right" ending to the work. And in an Appendix, Plaisier provides some kindly advice to his fellow pastors. You do well, he says to them, to enrich your noble calling with attention to literature. To do this, he says, you will find Shakespeare most helpful. Yes, and Plaisier's perceptive essays point to the deep wisdom in Shakespeare by which we can all live.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
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Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Total Pages : 192
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Synopsis Romeo and Juliet by : William Shakespeare

The tragedy of Romeo and juliet - the greatest love story ever.

Shakespeare's Window Into the Soul

Shakespeare's Window Into the Soul
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Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 1594771200
ISBN-13 : 9781594771200
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Shakespeare's Window Into the Soul by : Martin Lings

Shakespeare's plays, argues Lings, concern far more than the workings of the human psyche; they are sacred, visionary works that, through the use of esoteric symbol and form, mirror the passage the soul must make to reach its final sacred union with the divine.

Shakespeare Quotations

Shakespeare Quotations
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Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 0353395943
ISBN-13 : 9780353395947
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Shakespeare Quotations by : William Shakespeare

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors
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Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : BNC:1001933371
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Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Comedy of Errors by : William Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well Annotated

All's Well That Ends Well Annotated
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Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : 9798698958192
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis All's Well That Ends Well Annotated by : William Shakespeare

Set in France and Italy, All's Well That Ends Well is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's The Decameron. Helen, orphaned daughter of a doctor, is under the protection of the widowed Countess of Rossillion. In love with Bertram, the countess' son, Helen follows him to court, where she cures the sick French king of an apparently fatal illness. The king rewards Helen by offering her the husband of her choice. She names Bertram; he resists. When forced by the king to marry her, he refuses to sleep with her and, accompanied by the braggart Parolles, leaves for the Italian wars. He says that he will only accept Helen if she obtains a ring from his finger and becomes pregnant with his child. She goes to Italy disguised as a pilgrim and suggests a 'bed trick' whereby she will take the place of Diana, a widow's daughter whom Bertram is trying to seduce. A 'kidnapping trick' humiliates the boastful Parolles, whilst the bed trick enables Helen to fulfil Bertram's conditions, leaving him no option but to marry her, to his mother's delight.

King Richard II

King Richard II
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Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015082528574
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Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis King Richard II by : William Shakespeare

King of Shadows

King of Shadows
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 5
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ISBN-10 : 9780689845789
ISBN-13 : 0689845782
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis King of Shadows by : Susan Cooper

Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he's so longed for in his own time?

King Lear

King Lear
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:11560815
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Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis King Lear by : William Shakespeare

Of Human Kindness

Of Human Kindness
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9780300258325
ISBN-13 : 0300258321
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Of Human Kindness by : Paula Marantz Cohen

An award-winning scholar and teacher explores how Shakespeare's greatest characters were built on a learned sense of empathy While exploring Shakespeare's plays with her students, Paula Marantz Cohen discovered that teaching and discussing his plays unlocked a surprising sense of compassion in the classroom. In this short and illuminating book, she shows how Shakespeare's genius lay with his ability to arouse empathy, even when his characters exist in alien contexts and behave in reprehensible ways. Cohen takes her readers through a selection of Shakespeare's most famous plays, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and The Merchant of Venice, to demonstrate the ways in which Shakespeare thought deeply and clearly about how we treat "the other." Cohen argues that only through close reading of Shakespeare can we fully appreciate his empathetic response to race, class, gender, and age. Wise, eloquent, and thoughtful, this book is a forceful argument for literature's power to champion what is best in us.