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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about William Shakespeare
Books
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9-15-2006
The Echo Maker: A Novel By Richard Powers (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25)Richard Powers is a novelist of ideas — cerebral, if you will.
Article Excerpts:
...himself. Did a relatively uneducated man named
William Shakespeare
, compose all the plays and poetry attributed to...
...himself. Did a relatively uneducated man named
William Shakespeare
, born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, compose...
...compose all the plays and poetry attributed to
William Shakespeare
nearly 400 years after his death? Or did...
Curtain Call
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8-1-2007
Early in his life, legendary playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote was given this advice: "Write what you know." He did as he was told and ended up earning himself two Oscars, an Emmy, a Pulitzer, and a National Medal of the Arts in the process. ...
Article Excerpts:
...that meeting Horton Foote is just like meeting
William Shakespeare
.” Normally, an introduction of this...
Book Reviews
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4-15-2007
Great American Billboards: 100 Years of History by the Side of the RoadBy Fred E. Basten (Ten Speed Press, $20)"Neolithic cave paintings in Spain and France bear the...
Article Excerpts:
...11th grader whether he would rather (a) read
William Shakespeare
or (b) die, and it’s likely he will...
...or (b) die, and it’s likely
William Shakespeare
will give both sides a fair shake. On the one...
...give both sides a fair shake. On the one hand,
William Shakespeare
eyes would have to glaze —...
Giving Thanks
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11-15-2008
Celebrated author and poet Maya Angelou looks back on 80 years of blessings.
Article Excerpts:
...wrote, she “met and fell in love with
William Shakespeare
.” The rest of Angelou’s...