Shakespeare for Children by Charles Lamb

Name: Shakespeare for Children
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Shakespeare for Children by Charles Lamb

Originally written to be an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, Shakespeare for Children is much more entertaining than that-some of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style. Charles and Mary Lamb introduce children to the magic of Shakespeare with these ten favorite tales. Although simplified, these stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns of fate found in the originals. And their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807. Included in this edition are: -The Tempest -A Midsummer Night's Dream -Much Ado About Nothing -King Lear -Macbeth -The Taming of the Shrew -Twelfth Night; or, What You Will -Romeo and Juliet -Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -Othello

Mary R. Lamb is Assistant Professor and Director of First-Year Writing at Clayton State University, Atlanta, Georgia. She co-authored The Memory Palace in Paula Vogel's Plays, in Southern Women Playwrights (2001). Her chapter, The 'Talking Life' of Books: Constructing Women Readers in Oprah's Book Club, appears in Reading Women: Literary Figures and Cultural Icons (2005). In writing studies, she focuses on reading-writing-thinking, citation, and collaborative writing, and recently published an article on rhetorical reading in English Journal.