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[THE SOURCEBOOKS SHAKESPEARE] HELPS STUDENTS:

BETTER UNDERSTAND SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE,

VISUALIZE THE PLAYS, OVERCOME THEIR INTIMIDATION,

AND BE MORE ENGAGED.

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On the CD: Hear 26 great performances including Peggy Ashcroft and John Gielgud as Beatrice and Benedick and Saskia Reeves and Samuel West from the Complete Arkangel Shakespeare

See photographs from notable productions:

  • Harriet Walter, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Janet Suzman at the RSC
  • Kristen Johnson, Jimmy Smits, and David Hyde Pierce from the Public Theater (NYC)

Read essays and commentary with insights from:

  • Text editor Jeffrey Kahan on productions of Much Ado About Nothing throughout history
  • Courtney Lehmann on Branagh's 1993 film

 

Table of Contents

About Sourcebooks MediaFusion
About the Text
On the CD
Featured Audio Productions
Note from the Series Editors

In Production: Much Ado About Nothing through the Years 
by Jeffrey Kahan

As Performed: In the 1993 MGM Film Much Ado About Nothing directed by Kenneth Branagh
by Courtney Lehmann

“A Kind of Merry War”: Much Ado About Nothing in Popular Culture
by Douglas Lanier

Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare

The Cast Speaks: The 2006 Cast from the Stratford Festival of Canada
by Marie Macaisa

A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical
by Andrew Wade

In the Age of Shakespeare
by Thomas Garvey

About the Online Teaching Resources
Acknowledgments
Audio Credits
Photo Credits
About the Contributors
 
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