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In this humorous essay, armour spoofs shakespeares drama and provides extra details to enliven this classic story of young love. In the general introduction shakespeares life, the elizabethan theater and shakespeares development are not confined by any pedagogic plodding. Tales from shakespeare is an english childrens book written by charles lamb and his sister mary lamb in 1807. In those tales which have been taken from the tragedies, the young readers will perceive, when they come to see the source from which these stories are derived, that shakespeare s own words, with little alteration, recur very frequently in the narrative as well as in the dialogue. In the general introduction shakespeare s life, the elizabethan theater and shakespeare s development are not confined by any pedagogic plodding. Twisted tales from shakespeare like all good comedy aims low it works very well with teenagers who are are reading shakespeare in high school because it makes fun of the very things that they find absurd. Read or download twisted tales from shakespeare book by richard willard armour hardcover. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Tales from shakespeare by charles lamb and mary lamb. Mary lamb was responsible for the comedies, while charles wrote the tragedies. The project gutenberg etext of tales from shakespeare, by. Free ebook and pdf of tales from shakespeare by charles lamb and mary lamb. The book is designed to make the stories of shakespeare s plays familiar to the young.
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