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Shakespeare Without Tears
by Margaret Webster"Shakespeare Without Tears" by Margaret Webster is an enlightening and accessible guide that demystifies the works of William Shakespeare, making them enjoyable and understandable for readers of all backgrounds. Webster, a renowned director, actress, and Shakespearean scholar, draws upon her extensive experience in the theatre to offer insights that bring Shakespeare's plays and characters to life.In this engaging book, Webster breaks down the complexities of Shakespeare's language, themes, and historical context with clarity and wit. She provides practical advice on how to read, interpret, and appreciate Shakespeare's works, whether for personal enjoyment or academic study. Her passion for the Bard's plays is evident on every page, as she shares anecdotes from her own career and offers tips for both performers and audiences.The book also includes analyses of specific plays, such as "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Othello," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," highlighting key scenes and passages to illustrate Webster's points. Her insights are grounded in a deep respect for Shakespeare's genius, combined with a practical understanding of how his works can be enjoyed by contemporary audiences. She covers a wide range of topics, including the structure of Shakespeare's plays, the nuances of his characters, and the timeless relevance of his themes."Shakespeare Without Tears" is a delightful and informative resource that invites readers to explore the richness of Shakespeare's oeuvre without intimidation. Margaret Webster's expertise and enthusiasm make this book an invaluable tool for unlocking the joy and wisdom found in Shakespeare's timeless masterpieces.
Shakespeare for Squirrels: A Novel
by Christopher MooreShakespeare meets Dashiell Hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore—an uproarious, hardboiled take on the Bard’s most performed play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring Pocket, the hero of Fool and The Serpent of Venice, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff. <P><P>Set adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging—last seen in The Serpent of Venice—washes up on the sun-bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool.But the island is in turmoil. Egeus, the Duke’s minister, is furious that his daughter Hermia is determined to marry Demetrius, instead of Lysander, the man he has chosen for her. The Duke decrees that if, by the time of the wedding, Hermia still refuses to marry Lysander, she shall be executed . . . or consigned to a nunnery. <P><P>Pocket, being Pocket, cannot help but point out that this decree is complete bollocks, and that the Duke is an egregious weasel for having even suggested it. Irritated by the fool’s impudence, the Duke orders his death. With the Duke’s guards in pursuit, Pocket makes a daring escape.He soon stumbles into the wooded realm of the fairy king Oberon, who, as luck would have it, IS short a fool. His jester Robin Goodfellow—the mischievous sprite better known as Puck—was found dead. Murdered. <P><P>Oberon makes Pocket an offer he can’t refuse: he will make Pocket his fool and have his death sentence lifted if Pocket finds out who killed Robin Goodfellow. But as anyone who is even vaguely aware of the Bard’s most performed play ever will know, nearly every character has a motive for wanting the mischievous sprite dead.With too many suspects and too little time, Pocket must work his own kind of magic to find the truth, save his neck, and ensure that all ends well. <P><P>A rollicking tale of love, magic, madness, and murder, Shakespeare for Squirrels is a Midsummer Night’s noir—a wicked and brilliantly funny good time conjured by the singular imagination of Christopher Moore. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Shakespeare's Champion (Lily Bard Mysteries #2)
by Charlaine HarrisWhen Lily stumbles upon the well-built corpse of a local body builder-his neck broken by a barbell-the town's underlying racial tension begins to boil over. The white victim was somehow connected to two unsolved murders of black residents of Shakespeare-and a dogged policeman is determined to stop the killing. But it is Lily herself who may have to decide whether to stay and fight for justice, or run away one more time.
Shakespeare's Champion: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard #2)
by Charlaine HarrisFrom Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas, the second installment in a mystery series that pulls no punches…When Lily Bard agrees to open the gym for her sometime-boyfriend, it’s a sign of something she’s rejected for years—connection. Trust. The beginnings of being part of a community. And when she finds the corpse of a murdered bodybuilder waiting for her, it’s a sign she doesn’t know nearly as much about the home she’s chosen as she thought.Shakespeare, Arkansas has seen three unsolved, seemingly unconnected murders in two months, and the town is tense with suspicion and rage. Lily’s contact on the police force develops an ulterior agenda. An anonymous white supremacist group is papering cars and threatening worse to come. And there’s a new man in town, someone whose face reminds Lily of the darkest time in her past…Shakespeare needs answers, and Lily can’t rest until she has them. But there’s no telling how deep the rot spreads. And if she can’t trust anyone, she’ll be facing it down alone.
Shakespeare's Champion: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mysteries #2)
by Charlaine HarrisShakespeare, Arkansas, is a small Southern town with plenty of secrets, and Charlaine Harris's Lily Bard, fresh from her acclaimed debut in Shakespeare's Landlord, is just one more of its residents-albeit one harboring a few secrets of her own-with a desire to live quietly. Lily keeps to herself, between her job as a cleaning woman for several townspeople and her visits to the gym, where she's a devotee of karate and bodybuilding. These two pursuits seem a bit odd for the petite Southern woman, but as work and play, they keep her focused and balanced.When a fellow gym member is found dead after a workout with a barbell across his throat, Lily wants to believe it's an accident. But looking at the incident against the background of other recent events in Shakespeare, including a few incidents that appear to be racially motivated, she's afraid it could be a part of something much, much bigger-and more sinister...in Shakespeare's Champion.
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard #3)
by Charlaine HarrisFrom Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas, the third in a series that proves death never takes a holiday… For Lily Bard, the idea of “going home for Christmas” summons nothing but dread. She wants to stay in her real home in Shakespeare, Arkansas, where her friendships are blooming, nobody dares mess with her, and her new private-eye boyfriend could make it a very cozy holiday indeed.Back in Bartley, all people see when they look at Lily is a victim. But her sister is getting married, and Lily’s determined to give her family what they want. She’ll be present, be pleasant, and let her sister have the spotlight. Or so she thinks, until she discovers her boyfriend in town on a case, chasing a lead that could blow up the whole celebration.One of the little girls in Bartley isn’t who she thinks she is. And one of the town’s respectable parents is a cold-blooded kidnapper ready to kill to hide their secrets. For her sister—and her sister’s eight-year-old stepdaughter-to-be—Lily will find the truth. Even if it means she’ll never go home again…
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard Mysteries #3)
by Charlaine HarrisWhile attending her sister's wedding the cleaning lady and karate expert, Lily Bard of Arkansas, investigates an unsolved kidnaping which occurred eight years earlier. It seems both the child and the kidnaper are in town.
Shakespeare's Christmas: A Lily Bard Mystery
by Charlaine HarrisIn Shakespeare's Christmas, Lily Bard's third appearance, she heads home to Bartley, Arkansas-always an uncomfortable scenario for the introverted Lily-for her sister Varena's Christmas wedding. But Lily's got more to worry about than being a bridesmaid for a sister to whom she's no longer close. Soon after she arrives in Bartley, Lily's private-detective boyfriend shows up too, and not just for moral support: He's investigating a four-year-old unsolved kidnapping. Try as she might, Lily can't help but get involved when she discovers that the case hits dangerously close to home-for Varena's new husband is the widowed father of a girl bearing a remarkable resemblance to the vanished child.
Shakespeare's Counselor (Lily Bard Mysteries #5)
by Charlaine HarrisLily is adjusting to being married. She has finally decided to join a support group for rape survivors after having injured her husband in her sleep. Unfortunately, the counselor has a history of her own that brings murder to Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard #1)
by Charlaine HarrisFrom Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author behind HBO’s hit series True Blood and NBC’s Midnight, Texas, the first in a series of mysteries that hits as hard as its heroine… Lily Bard has no illusions about her little town being safe, or peaceful, or full of goodness. Shakespeare, Arkansas, was nothing but a name on a map when she moved here. But Lily has kept her head down in Shakespeare for four years: cleaned houses, blocked unwelcome memories, and honed her body into a weapon with goju karate. It’s as long as she’s lasted anywhere since the nightmare that changed her life, and she’s willing to dust around the skeletons in her neighbors’ closets—provided they mind their business about her past, too.But when a dead body is dumped practically in her front yard, she can’t look away and leave it to innocents to find. And as the investigation creeps closer to Lily, her clients, and the secrets they all keep, she knows her hard-fought peace is in danger. She’s living in close quarters with a murderer. The police are sniffing around her history. And once again, all eyes are on Lily Bard.She could leave town, and give up on the home she’s begun to make. Or she could stay, and root out the killer herself…
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard Mysteries #1)
by Charlaine HarrisWhen cleaning lady Lily Bard discovers the dead body of her nosy landlord, her plan of starting a quiet new life may end in her death.
Shakespeare's Landlord: A Lily Bard Mystery (LILY BARD)
by Charlaine HarrisA must-read mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author behind HBO's award-winning TRUE BLOOD series!A Lily Bard Mystery: 1Welcome to Shakespeare, Arkansas.Lily Bard came to the small town of Shakespeare to escape her dark and violent past. So when she spots a dead body being dumped in the town green, she's inclined to stay well away. But she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and despite her best efforts, she's dragged into the murder case.Lily doesn't care who did it, but when the police and local community start pointing fingers in her direction, she realises that if she doesn't unmask the killer, her new life will not simply crumble. It will end.
Shakespeare's Landlord: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mysteries #1)
by Charlaine HarrisWelcome to Shakespeare, Arkansas. Lily Bard came to the small town of Shakespeare to escape her dark and violent past. Other than the day-to-day workings of her cleaning and errand-running service, she pays little attention to the town around her. So when she spots a dead body being dumped in the town green, she's inclined to stay well away. But she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and despite her best efforts, she's dragged into the murder case. Lily doesn't care who did it, but when the police and local community start pointing fingers in her direction, she realizes that proving her innocence will depend on finding the real killer in quiet, secretive Shakespeare.Shakespeare's Landlord is the first book in Charlaine Harris's Lily Bard mysterious series.
Shakespeare's Spy
by Gary BlackwoodIntrigue, betrayal, and romance surround Widge as we find him back in London and at the center of things, as usual. Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare's patron, has died, but the new king and his queen love drama-on stage and off. Shakespeare has begun a new play about political intrigue, but real intrigue is close at hand. Someone is stealing from the company, and Shakespeare's scripts must be guarded at all costs-including the one he has given up on and turned over to Widge to finish. Widge finds the glory of being a playwright appealing, especially when there's a pretty girl to impress. But spying is even more exciting! Readers swept up in the first two adventures about Widge and Shakespeare's players will be enthralled yet again by this third tale with its dramatic twists and turns and an ending worthy of the Bard himself. .
Shakespeare's Spy
by Gary L. BlackwoodIntrigue, betrayal, and romance surround Widge as we find him back in London and at the center of things, as usual. Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare's patron, has died, but the new king and his queen love drama--on stage and off.
Shakespeare's Sword
by Alan JuddFrom the author of Legacy, now a major BBC Film, comes a brilliant new historical crime novella for fans of Antonia Hodgson and CJ Sansom.‘To Mr Thomas Combe my sword.’ These six words in Shakespeare’s will tell us that Shakespeare had a sword. Did he wear it? Did he use it? What sort was it? When and why did he get it? What happened to it? Might it – does it – still exist? These questions plague Simon Gold, an antiques dealer. He believes he has identified the sword as belonging to a customer, an unworthy owner indifferent to cultural icons and uninterested in history. Simon is desperate to acquire the sword, but how? How far is he prepared to go to get it? In alliance with Charlotte, his customer’s attractive and disaffected wife, Simon finds himself going farther than he had intended - and finds, too, that Charlotte is rather more than she appears.Praise for Alan Judd: 'Judd has an infallible grasp of intelligence' Spectator 'Wonderful. One of the best spy novels ever' Peter Hennessey on Legacy 'Plotting in the best le Carré tradition' Mail on Sunday 'Belongs to the classic tradition of spy writing' Guardian
Shakespeare's Trollop (Lily Bard Mysteries #4)
by Charlaine HarrisOne of the women for whom Lily cleans house is murdered. Is the murderer one of the men she was sleeping with, or someone else?
Shakespearean Allusion in Crime Fiction
by Lisa HopkinsThis book explores why crime fiction so often alludes to Shakespeare. It ranges widely over a variety of authors including classic golden age crime writers such as the four 'queens of crime' (Allingham, Christie, Marsh, Sayers), Nicholas Blake and Edmund Crispin, as well as more recent authors such as Reginald Hill, Kate Atkinson and Val McDermid. It also looks at the fondness for Shakespearean allusion in a number of television crime series, most notably Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse and Lewis, and considers the special sub-genre of detective stories in which a lost Shakespeare play is found. It shows how Shakespeare facilitates discussions about what constitutes justice, what authorises the detective to track down the villain, who owns the countryside, national and social identities, and the question of how we measure cultural value.
Shakespeare’s Champion: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mystery Ser. #2)
by Charlaine HarrisA Lily Bard Mystery: 2
Shakespeare’s Christmas: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mysteries Ser. #3)
by Charlaine HarrisA Lily Bard Mystery: 3
Shakespeare’s Counselor: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mystery Ser. #5)
by Charlaine HarrisLily Bard: 5
Shakespeare’s Trollop: A Lily Bard Mystery (Lily Bard Mystery Ser. #4)
by Charlaine HarrisA Lily Bard Mystery: 4
Shakeup (A Stone Barrington Novel #55)
by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington must track down an enemy intent on disturbing law and order in the latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.Upon returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some normalcy with the leading lady in his life. But when a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help, Stone realizes peace and quiet are no longer an option. As it turns out, the mastermind behind the malfeasance rocking New York City and the nation's capital wields a heavy hand of influence. And when Stone is unable to recruit those closest to the case to his side, he is left with few leads and a handful of dead-ends. But with the help of important people in high places--and the expertise of alluring new friends--Stone is more than ready to rise to the occasion.
Shakeup (A Stone Barrington Novel #55)
by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington must track down an enemy intent on disturbing law and order in the latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. <p><p> Upon returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some normalcy with the leading lady in his life. But when a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help, Stone realizes peace and quiet are no longer an option. As it turns out, the mastermind behind the malfeasance rocking New York City and the nation's capital wields a heavy hand of influence. And when Stone is unable to recruit those closest to the case to his side, he is left with few leads and a handful of dead-ends. But with the help of important people in high places--and the expertise of alluring new friends--Stone is more than ready to rise to the occasion. <p> <b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Shalimar el payaso
by Salman RushdieLos Ángeles, 1991. El embajador Maximilian Ophuls es asesinado a plena luz del día en la puerta de la casa de India, su hija ilegítima, víctima del cuchillo de su chófer musulmán, originario de Cachemira, que se hace llamar Shalimar el payaso. Maximilian Ophuls es un héroe de la resistencia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un hombre de gran talento intelectual y fuerte atractivo erótico, ex embajador estadounidense en la India y jefe antiterrorista de Estados Unidos. A primera vista, el crimen parece ser de naturaleza política, pero pronto se descubre que el móvil no es tan simple. Esta es la historia de Max, su asesino y su hija, y de un cuarto personaje, la mujer que les une. Es un relato épico que se mueve entre California, Cachemira, Francia e Inglaterra. Por el camino encontramos historias de princesas raptadas por demonios, leyendas de reyes que defienden sus tierras del mal. En Shalimar el payaso hay bondad capaz de hacer milagros, pero también hay guerra sucia,inevitable e interminable. Y, como siempre, está el amor, conquistado y perdido, con su rara belleza y su mortal peligro.