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Fathom > Shakespeare and His World
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Welcome to William Shakespeare and His World, a special Fathom learning center for students, teachers, and everyone who wants to learn more about the playwright, his work, and the English Renaissance world in which he lived.
This learning center features a selection of free seminars, articles, features, lectures, reference entries, book recommendations and links to further resources on Shakespeare. Choose any of the subtopics and discover a variety of online learning opportunities from leading experts such as David Scott Kastan and David Bevington. Try one of our free seminars or watch clips from a 1912 silent film Shakespearean production. Above all, enjoy learning more about the Bard.
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The Genres of Shakespeare's Plays
From: Cambridge University Press
In order to understand Shakespeare's plays it is useful to grasp his main dramatic and poetic genres. In this seminar, Cambridge University Press author Susan Snyder outlines the three traditional genres of comedy, tragedy and history and categorises the major work of Shakespeare in each genre.
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The Stars of Shakespeare's Time
From: Cambridge University Press
Whom did you make a date to see 400 years ago on the Shakespearean stage? Who were the famous clowns and tragedians around 1600? Drawing on contemporary accounts, Andrew Gurr profiles the famous players who first gave life to Shakespeare's words.
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Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare
By: Margreta de Grazia and Stanley Wells (eds.) [Cambridge University Press, Paperback]
This book offers students and teachers a comprehensive, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of nineteen newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative and historical aspects of Shakespeare's work. They bring the latest scholarship to bear on both traditional and recently defined subjects of Shakespeare studies. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life and works, illustrations, detailed reading lists and a bibliographical essay.
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Articles selected from Fathom's reference shelf, to help you learn more about some of the significant people, places, organizations, and themes from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
Elizabethan theatre companies
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
Ben Johnson
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
Rich Burbage
The Columbia Guide to Theatre
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