Shakespeare and His Work – Handouts GK13 NW 08/9 Shakespeare and His Work - Handouts GK13 NW 08/9 His Works ► Some facts about his works What genres of books did he cover?…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Context T he most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glove-maker…

1. JULIUS CAESARCONTEXTLikely the most influential writer in all of English literature and certainly the most important playwright of the English Renaissance, William Shakespeare…

1. SHAKESPEARE : RethinkingJewish History “ this research representsa legitimate new area of scholarship ” (Dr. Catherine Alexander, Editor,The Cambridge Shakespeare…

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King Lear by William Shakespeare Context T he most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class…

Slide 1 Shakespeare & Macbeth A bit of history. Slide 2 Slide 3 Shakespeare (a real guy) Facts William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare…

Slide 1 and The Globe Theatre Slide 2 About William Shakespeare Nobody knows when Shakespeare’s birthday was. Nobody knows when Shakespeare’s birthday was. He was born…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Shakespeare. Is he myth or reality? Slide 5 The life of the great playwright William Shakespeare has remained poorly studied. So the question…

Slide 1 Lecture 10 Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels A Modest Proposal Slide 2 Part One Jonathan Swift 1.1. His Life Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin. His father, Jonathan…