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SUGGESTED READINGS
Duggan, Timothy J Advanced Placement Classroom: Julius Caesar Waco, TX, 2012 A detailed guide for the play replete
with theory, engaging and practical teaching strategies, and resources.
Foster, Cass Sixty-minute Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Chandler, AZ, 2000 Swan Books developed a series of
“short Shakespeare” editions with Shakespeare’s original language, abridged for younger students. It’s an excellent series for
elementary and ESL teachers to know about.
Gibson, Rex Teaching Shakespeare Cambridge, 1998 As “missionary” and inspiration to the active Shakespeare movement
worldwide, Rex Gibson compiles into one incomparable resource activities that encourage students to playfully and
thoughtfully engage with Shakespeare’s language and its infinite possibilities.
Goddard, Harold C The Meaning of Shakespeare Chicago, 1951 A classic, post-war critical analysis, which is both readable
and humanistic, devoting a chapter to each play.
Gruen, Erich S The Last Generation of the Roman Republic Berkeley, 1974 This classic study of the late Republic examines
institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy.
Grun, Bernard The Timetables of History: The New Revised Fourth Edition New York, 1991 This book is a must-have
resource for anyone who loves to place Shakespeare, his writing, and his royal characters in a historical context.
Hills and Öttchen Shakespeare’s Insults: Educating Your Wit Ann Arbor, 1991 Here are the best 5,000 examples of
Shakespeare’s insults, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference.
Kahn, Coppélia “Julius Caesar: A Modern Perspective,” The New Folger Library: Julius Caesar New York, 1992 An
essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play.
Kott, Jan Shakespeare Our Contemporary London, 1965 This provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare
is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions, as Kott draws analogies between
Shakespearean situations and those in modern life.
Krueger, Ellen, and Mary T Christel Seeing and Believing: How to Teach Media Literacy in the English Classroom
Portsmouth, NH, 2001 Providing the vocabulary of film analysis, this resource helps acquaint teachers will various ways to
teach film adaptations as a cinematic text.
Leggatt, Alexander Shakespeare’s Political Drama New York, 1988 Examines the depiction of state and public power
in the English and Roman histories.
Lewis, Naphtali The Ides of March Toronto, 1985 In this fascinating collection of texts, Julius Caesar and his time come
alive, as ancient writers vividly portray his rise to power, the stunning assassination itself, and the aftermath that changed the
Mediterranean world.
MacCaffrey, Wallace Elizabeth I London, 1993 MacCaffrey’s three volumes thoroughly chronicle the Queen’s decision
making throughout her reign in a way that combines pleasurable reading with subtle analysis.
Martindale, Charles and Michelle Shakespeare and the Uses of Antiquity London, 1990 Challenging the traditional
school that Shakespeare was well-schooled in the classics, this study examines how the playwright used his relatively restricted
knowledge to create an unusually convincing picture of Rome.
McDonald, Russ “The Flaw in the Flaw,” in Shakespeare Set Free Peggy O’Brien, ed New York, 1993 McDonald’s
essay offers an illuminating lens through which to read and revisit Shakespeare’s tragedies.
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indicates a focus on methods for teaching Shakespeare through film.