Author: Cedric Watts Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1291664106 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 127
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Professor Cedric Watts discusses 25 puzzles presented by the works of Shakespeare. For instance: The Sonnets - autobiographical or fictional? What is the plot of the long-lost Love's Labour's Won? What are the 'glass eyes' in King Lear? Prospero's epilogue: it is really Shakespeare's farewell? Repeatedly, these challenging discussions reveal and resolve problematic features of the works, and demonstrate the linkage of minor and major concerns. Cedric Watts, Emeritus Professor of English at Sussex University, was co-author (with John Sutherland) of the acclaimed book, Henry V: War Criminal? and Other Shakespeare Puzzles. This new selection of puzzles was first published in Around the Globe, the magazine of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Author: The Puzzle Society Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 1449401252 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 162
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This easily portable pocket gamer features a stylish cover, elastic band closure, and lay-flat binding. Shakespeare-themed puzzles include word search, crosswords, codewords, and more.
Author: John Sutherland Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780192838797 Category : Literary recreations Languages : en Pages : 244
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'Shakespeare loves loose ends; Shakespeare also loves red herrings.' Stephen Orgel Loose ends and red herrings are the stuff of detective fiction, and under the scrutiny of master sleuths John Sutherland and Cedric Watts Shakespeare's plays reveal themselves to be as full of mysteries as any Agatha Christie novel. Is it summer or winter in Elsinore? Do Bottom and Titania makelove? Does Lady Macbeth faint, or is she just pretending? How does a man putrefy within minutes of his death? Is Cleopatra a deadbeat Mum? And why doesn't Juliet ask 'O Romeo Montague, wherefore art thou Montague?' As Watts and Sutherland explore these and other puzzles Shakespeare's genuius becomes ever more apparent. Speculative, critical, good-humoured and provocative, their discussions shed light on apparent anachronisms, perfromance and stagecraft, linguistics, Star Trek and much else. Shrewd andentertaining, these essays add a new dimension to the pleasure of reading or watching Shakespeare. 'Few modern academics are doing quite so much as Professor Sutherland to connect the "common reader" with great books' Independent
Author: Leon Harold Craig Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1628920475 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 297
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Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet, has been the subject of more scholarly analysis and criticism than any other work of literature in human history. For all of its generally acknowledged virtues, however, it has also been treated as problematic in a raft of ways. In Philosophy and the Puzzles of Hamlet, Leon Craig explains that the most oft-cited problems and criticisms are actually solvable puzzles. Through a close reading of the philosophical problems presented in Hamlet, Craig attempts to provide solutions to these puzzles. The posing of puzzles, some more conspicuous, others less so, is fundamental to Shakespeare's philosophical method and purpose. That is, he has crafted his plays, and Hamlet in particular, so as to stimulate philosophical activity in the "judicious" (as distinct from the "unskillful") readers. By virtue of showing what so many critics treat as faults or flaws are actually intended to be interpretive challenges, Craig aims to raise appreciation for the overall coherence of Hamlet: that there is more logical rigor to its plot and psychological plausibility to its characterizations than is generally granted, even by its professed admirers. Philosophy and the Puzzles of Hamlet endeavors to make clear why Hamlet, as a work of reason, is far better than is generally recognized, and proves its author to be, not simply the premier poet and playwright he is already universally acknowledged to be, but a philosopher in his own right.
Author: Tom Bullimore Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9780806908564 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 132
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Join Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in solving problems, dilemmas, and mysteries they encounter while trying to apprehend the infamous Professor Moriarty and other fiendish felons. Plots are uncovered, murderers revealed, liars unmasked, and goods recovered through the completion of delightfully illustrated logic puzzles, codes, anagrams, number puzzles, and whodunits.
Author: The Puzzle Society Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 9781449403577 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Literary icon William Shakespeare has inspired millions of readers over the years. Those who also fancy puzzles will love the fun and challenge of Pocket Posh William Shakespeare. This easily-portable pocket gamer features a stylish cover, elastic band closure and lay-flat binding. It is the perfect puzzler for the girl on the go! Shakespeare-themed puzzles include word search, crosswords, codewords and more!
Author: John Green Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486409603 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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Well-known scenes from "Hamlet," "King Lear," "Macbeth," "Romeo and Juliet," "Julius Caesar," and 15 other popular plays. Summaries, selections from the appropriate text, and captions accompany the illustrations. 30 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Paul Sloane Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9780806942520 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 100
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Learn to "think laterally" and you'll solve pesky puzzles. These 110 puzzles start out fairly easy and the clues get more and more tantalizingly hard to figure out. They come in five sections: Dangerous and Deadly, Easy and Elementary, Interesting and Intriguing, Chastening and Challenging, and Fascinating and Fiendish. Just when you're on a roll, here comes a "Wally Test," a series of rapid-fire questions to make sure you're paying attention. 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
Author: Clarity Media Publisher: ISBN: 9781795418973 Category : Languages : en Pages : 73
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Welcome to this exciting collection of Shakespeare-themed puzzles. Featuring a wide range of puzzle types including anagrams, word searches, hidden words, word wheels and hangman puzzles, Shakespeare Puzzles is a celebration of England's greatest playwright and is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the Bard and his plays. The puzzles cover a variety of topics, with word searches themed on each of Shakespeare's plays, as well as on subjects such as Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespearean settings, Shakespearean characters, the Globe, and many more. Also included within the book are quotes puzzles in which your knowledge of Shakespeare's plays will be tested. Do you know, for example, which play the quote 'to be, or not to be' comes from? Solutions are at the back of the book if you need a helping hand along the way. All of our puzzle books are printed on high quality paper, making the puzzle experience all the more enjoyable! For other puzzle books visit www.puzzle-book.co.uk