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Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
THE SIGNET CLASSIC SHAKESPEARE SERIESThe Work of the World's Greatest Dramatist
A great way to enjoy twenty of Shakespeare's timeless plays, this volume is a retelling of the stories in prose by the famous nineteenth-century brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb. Keeping Shakespeare's own words whenever possible but making the plots and language easily accessible, this entertaining and readable collection has enthralled both children and adults ever since it first appeared in 1807. Here Shakespeare's best-known tragedies and comedies come to life. Defined by moving drama, vivid action, great wit, or fantastic imagination, each play comes alive with charm and clarity for readers of any age-as a helpful preface to the original Elizabethan version or even as enriching, unforgettable stories in themselves.
With an Introduction by Susan J. Wolfson and an Afterword by Sylvan Barnet, general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series.
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451530646 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451530640 |
| Title | Tales from Shakespeare |
| Author | Charles Lamb |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2007-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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