PPT-The first 'collected plays' edition of Shakespeare, known as the First Folio, containing

The First Folios table of contents listing 35 of its 36 plays The Shakespeare Canon The Shakespeare Canon Nine minutes of talk without pictures on why its not as simple as that WHAT THE OXFORD COMPLETE WORKS CLAIMED IN 198687. Steblevskiy. Oleg. William was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. . . He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature. Shakespeare: The Bio.  Lived 1563-1616. Lived in Stratford-on-Avon, England. Wrote 37 plays. About 154 sonnets. Started out as an actor. Bevington. , Welsh and Greenwald. SHAKESPEARE script, stage, screen. Chapter 4. The spectrum of interpretive possibilities. Reviewers, critics, directors, and actors all bring their own backgrounds, prejudices and personal experiences. “Be great in act, as you have . been in . thought.”. Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford, England. Born on April 23, 1564. Born in Stratford, England. Married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 and she was 26. 1564-1616. The “be-all and end-all” of dramatists. CLICK ON SPEAKER TO HEAR SOUND. CHILDHOOD. Born in . Stratford-upon-Avon. Son of a glove-maker. Grammar school education. (6am-6pm) boys studied Latin:Cicero,Virgil,Ovid, and Seneca. story. 1564 - 1616. Who was Shakespeare?. William Shakespeare was a poet, actor and playwright.. One of the world’s greatest playwrights of all time.. Writing in England during the late 1500’s and early 1600’s during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. . . . Study. . Questions. How many plays did Shakespeare write?. He wrote 38 plays altogether; although not all of them are his for sure. He may have written more plays in collaboration with other dramatists, as was the custom of the period.. xlix-lii. THE TEXTS OF SHAKESPEARE. So far as we know, only a few pages of a play in Shakespeare’s hand exists, a fragment from a play called . Sir Thomas More. We do have printed texts that have survived as either quartos or folios. Mrs. Williams. The GLOBE Theater – . “The Wooden O”. The GLOBE Theater – . “the Wooden O”. Shakespeare's company erected the storied Globe Theatre . circa 1598 . in London's Bankside district. It was . Why do we study Shakespeare?. He is an amazing wordsmith. Many of the words and phrases we use today were coined by Shakespeare.. Look familiar?. barefaced . fancy-free. catch a . cold. . disgraceful conduct . . appreciate that Shakespeare’s plays can be performed and interpreted in different ways, . remaining relevant in the 21. st. century.. OBJECTIVES:. What do you know about Shakespeare?. . What did he do?. Thou odiferous boil-brained bum-bailey! [You] speak an infinite deal of nothing.. Poetry . vs. Prose. Poetry. Prose. Poetry (Verse). . * a . piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme . The “be-all and end-all” of dramatists. CLICK ON SPEAKER TO HEAR SOUND. CHILDHOOD. Born in . Stratford-upon-Avon. Son of a glove-maker. Grammar school education. (6am-6pm) boys studied Latin:Cicero,Virgil,Ovid, and Seneca. A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on.