| Taming of the Shrew Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Holste, Gayle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764141902 ISBN-13: 9780764141904 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Each title in Barronas popular and enduring" Shakespeare Made Easy" series presents the complete text of a Shakespeare play with Shakespeareas original lines printed on left-hand pages and a modern, easy-to-understand atranslationa of the Bardas Elizabethan English on facing right-hand pages. In addition to the play, each book presents helpful background information for students that places each play in historical perspective, as well as quizzes and questions that teachers can use for short tests and classroom discussions. Here are fine introductions to many of the greatest plays ever written--literary classics that every student should know and understand. In Shakespeareas romantic comedy," The Taming of the Shrew," the lovely Bianca is courted by many suitors, but her bad-tempered sister Kate frightens young men away. Then Kate is courted by Petruchio, and the real fun begins. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Study Aids | Book Notes |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2008026001 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Shakespeare Made Easy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.2" (0.60 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand translation on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include:
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