Deschutes Public Library

Learn more about the poet and playright at the library, enjoy a play in the park, and see a Pulitzer Prize winning author.

We've put together a selection of library resources to help you learn more about the man know as "The Bard." Check out a collection of his plays, a biography, a graphic novel adaption of his work, and more.

If you'd like to see one of his plays performed, this summer you can enjoy Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare in the Park. Then, in March of next year, see Pulitzer Prize winning author and Shakespeare scholar, Stephen Greenblatt as part of the Author! Author! series.






Anthologies and Collected Works

	The Complete Sonnets and Poems Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Edited by Colin Burrow Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
	The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Edited by Stanley Wells Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
	The Riverside Shakespeare Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Edited by G. Blackmore Evans Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1974.

Biographies

	Shakespeare : The Biography  (eBook) Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- New York : Nan A. Talese, c2005. A magnificent re-creation of sixteenth-century London and Stratford, bestselling author brings William Shakespeare to life.
	Shakespeare : The World as Stage  (Book on CD) Bryson, Bill. New York : Atlas Books/HarperCollins, c2007. Explores the superstitions, academic discoveries, and myths surrounding Shakespeare.
	Will in the World : How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- New York : Norton, c2004. This award-winning biography Interweaves accounts of Elizabethan England with a vivid narrative of the playwright's life to enrich readers’ understanding and appreciation of his work.
	The Lodger : His Life On Silver Street Nicholl, Charles. New York : Viking, 2008. A compelling account of the circumstances in which Shakespeare lived and worked during the time in which he wrote such plays as Othello, Measure for Measure, and King Lear.
	Shakespeare : For All Time Wells, Stanley W., 1930- Oxford, [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2003. From the entry of Shakespeare's birth in the Stratford church register to a Norwegian production of Macbeth in which the hero was represented by a tomato, this enthralling and splendidly illustrated book tells the story of Shakespeare's life, his writings, and his afterlife.

Criticism and Context

	The Book of William : How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World  (eBook) Collins, Paul, 1969- New York : Bloomsbury, 2010. The first complete collection of his plays was almost never printed then almost forgotten. Follow this book's journey through the centuries, as it lies undiscovered for decades, burns, sinks, is bought and sold, and ultimately becomes untouchable.
	Essential Shakespeare Handbook Dunton-Downer, Leslie. New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2004. A user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespeare canon and a portrait of the Bard's life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean Theater.
	Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 Norwich, John Julius Scribner Book Company 20010301 Fast-paced, engaging narrative chronicling the actual events of the 14th and 15th centuries that inspired Shakespeare's history plays.
	Shakespeare's Language Kermode, Frank, 1919- New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2000. One of Britain's most distinguished scholars of 16th-century and 17th-century literature offers a distillation of his thinking on the Bard.
	The Shakespeare Wars : Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascoes, Palace Coups Rosenbaum, Ron. New York : Random House, c2006. Explores the fierce battles among the most brilliant Shakespearean scholars and directors over just how to delve deeper into the Shakespearean experience–deeper into the mind of Shakespeare.

Graphic Interpretations of Shakespeare’s Works

	The Merchant of Venice : A Play Hinds, Gareth, 1971- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008. "A stylish, modern adaptation of Shakespeare's dark comedy, with backgrounds drawn on location in Venice. The text is adapted for clarity, and transitions from simple, modern prose to original Shakespearean verse as the play progresses" -- from author's web site.
	Macbeth Powell, Martin, 1959- Mankato, Minn. : Stone Arch Books, 2012. A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about Macbeth, the eleventh-century king of Scotland, and of the tragedy of prophecy and royal murder.

Audio

	The Essential Shakespeare Live Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. [London] : British Library Sound Archives, 2005. Scenes and speeches from some of the most celebrated Shakespeare productions in the history of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
	Hamlet Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. [Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2011. An Oregon Shakespeare Festival production; directed by Bill Rauch.
	Shakespeare's Sonnets Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Falls Church, VA : Sound Room Publishers, 2001. All 154 sonnets are read in order.
	Complete Sonnets of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Falls Church, VA : Sound Room Publishers, 2001. Downloadable Audio File - Great contemporary actors present the entire sequence.

DVDs

	As You Like it Directed by Kenneth Branagh. A production of one of Shakespeare’s comedies directed from an acclaimed director.
	Hamlet Royal Shakespeare Company; directed by Gregory Doran. Filmed on location rather than in the theatre this highly praised production breathes new life into one of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
	King Lear Directed by Andrew McCullough Filmed live, Orson Welles plays the King Lear -- a beleaguered king who is betrayed by the greed of his daughters.
	In Search of Shakespeare Michael Wood with The Royal Shakespeare Company. An intimate look at William Shakespeare and his world.
	Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (DVD) William Shakespeare's play was recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, August 2009. The cast included Adetomiwa Edun as Romeo, Ellie Kendrick as Juliet, plus Philip Cumbus, Holly Atkins, Michael O'Hagan, Ian Redford, Miranda Foster, Ukweli Roach, and others. Special features: cast gallery, and famous speeches.
	Shakespeare Behind Bars Directed by Hank Rogerson Convicted felons at Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex rehearse for the Shakespearean production, The Tempest, as part of the Shakespeare Behind Bars Program.

Online Resources

Biography in Context

For links to magazines, journals, websites and reference book entries on Shakespeare.

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