shakespeare brochure - Perrot Memorial Library
shakespeare brochure - Perrot Memorial Library
shakespeare brochure - Perrot Memorial Library
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DVDs<br />
Hamlet (1948) Starring Laurence Olivier<br />
Hamlet (1990) Starring Mel Gibson<br />
Hamlet (2000) Starring Ethan Hawke<br />
King Lear (1998) Starring Ian Holm<br />
Richard III (1995) Starring Ian McKellen<br />
Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) Starring Kenneth Branagh<br />
Macbeth (1971) Directed by Roman Polanski<br />
Macbeth (1978) Starring Ian McKellen<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) Starring Rupert Everett<br />
Much Ado About Nothing (1973) Starring Kathleen Widdoes<br />
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Starring Kenneth Branagh<br />
Romeo and Juliet (1968) Starring Olivia Hussey<br />
Romeo and Juliet (1997) Starring Leonardo di Caprio<br />
The Taming of the Shrew (1978) An American Conservatory Theatre<br />
of San Francisco Production<br />
♦ The Taming of the Shrew (1967) Starring Elizabeth Taylor<br />
♦ Titus (1999) Starring Anthony Hopkins<br />
Shakespeare Resources at<br />
<strong>Perrot</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Library</strong><br />
Please note:<br />
Selected Shakespeare DVDs can be found<br />
in our Non-Fiction collection, in 822.33.<br />
<strong>Perrot</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Library</strong><br />
90 Sound Beach Avenue<br />
Old Greenwich, CT 06870<br />
Main Telephone: 203-637-1066<br />
Reference: 203-637-3870<br />
Youth Services: 203-637-8802<br />
Website: http://www.perrotlibrary.org/<br />
Blog: http://perrotlibrary.blogspot.com<br />
Prepared by the <strong>Perrot</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Library</strong> Reference Staff<br />
June 2007
Websites<br />
Books<br />
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Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet<br />
http://<strong>shakespeare</strong>.palomar.edu/<br />
This site serves as an annotated guide to Shakespeare resources<br />
available on the Internet, and was named one of<br />
Forbes magazine’s Best Websites. The site includes a timeline<br />
and Shakespeare’s genealogy, in addition to topics on Shakespeare’s<br />
life and times, his works, and criticisms.<br />
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Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the Plays<br />
by Laurie E. Maguire 822.33 MAGUI<br />
This book is organized by topics such as Private Life, Marital<br />
Life, and Public Life. Within each topic, Shakespeare’s<br />
plays are discussed.<br />
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust<br />
http://www.<strong>shakespeare</strong>.org.uk/<br />
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust site provides information<br />
on the print collections of the Trust, as well as information<br />
about Stratford-upon-Avon, including its historical houses,<br />
museum and library. The Trust also maintains archival records<br />
concerning Shakespeare and his family.<br />
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Shakespeare<br />
by Michael Wood 822.33 WOOD<br />
This biography brings Shakespeare and his world to life. The<br />
environment in which he lived and worked is presented in<br />
this book, which was a companion to the PBS special entitled<br />
In Search of Shakespeare.<br />
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Shakespeare Resource Center<br />
http://www.bardweb.net/<br />
The Shakespeare Resource Center provides play information,<br />
as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s works and life.<br />
There is information on the Globe Theater, and many links<br />
on Elizabethan English history. In addition, there are extensive<br />
links to other recommended Shakespeare web pages.<br />
Folger Shakespeare <strong>Library</strong><br />
http://www.folger.edu<br />
The Folger Shakespeare <strong>Library</strong> is an independent research<br />
library, located in Washington, D.C. It is the home to the<br />
world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works,<br />
including rare books and manuscripts.<br />
• Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare<br />
by Stephen Greenblatt 822.33 SHAKE<br />
As he recreates Elizabethan England, the author paints a<br />
vivid picture of Shakespeare’s world, and how it contributed<br />
to making him a great playwright.<br />
• Tales from Shakespeare<br />
by Charles and Mary Lamb 822.33 LAMB<br />
This book, written to allow young readers to appreciate the<br />
workings of Shakespeare’s plays in simpler language, is enjoyable<br />
for adults as well.
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