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Kill Shakespeare

2011
Hamlet has joined Juliet, Othello, Iago, and Falstaff in their rebellion against Richard III and Lady Macbeth, but the road to their savior, Shakespeare, will be long and wrought with danger and counterfeit.

Kill Shakespeare

2010
The heroes of William Shakespeare's plays--Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, and Falstaff--attempt to overcome his villains--Richard III, Lady Macbeth, and Iago--in order to find and kill the reclusive wizard William Shakesepeare and take his magic quill.

Kill Shakespeare

2014
In the wake of the destruction of Prospero's island, Titus Andronicus' massive navy sweeps the oceans, destroying all opposers, in a search for the missing Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, and Shakespeare. Meanwhile, the fabled pirate Captain Cesario and his first mate Viola will do anything ittakes to survive the storm.

James Bond and popular culture

essays on the influence of the fictional superspy
2014
"The recognizable fictional spy and one of the longest running film franchises, James Bond has inspired a host of other pop culture contributions, including Doctor Who (the Jon Pertwee era), the animated television comedy series Archer, Matt Kindt's comic book series Mind MGMT, Japan's Nakano Spy School Films, the 1960s Italian Eurospy genre, and 007 Legends video game"--Provided by publisher.

Murder at Mansfield Park

2010
In this new twist on Mansfield Park, the famously meek Fanny Price---whom Jane Austen's own mother called "insipid"--has been utterly transformed; she is now a rich heiress who is spoiled, condescending, and generally hated throughout the county. Mary Crawford, on the other hand, is now as good as Fanny is bad, and suffers great indignities at the hands of her vindictive neighbor. It's only after Fanny is murdered on the grounds of Mansfield Park that Mary comes into her own, teaming-up with a thief-taker from London to solve the crime--Cover.

Life, animated

a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism
2014

The artist as outsider in the novels of Toni Morrison and Virginia Woolf

2000
Compares how Toni Morrison and Virginia Woolf depict artistic characters within their novels, discussing Woolf's "The Voyage Out," "Mrs. Dalloway," and "To the Lighthouse," and Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," and "Beloved.".

Zora Neale Hurston and a history of southern life

2005
Presents an examination of the work of Zora Neale Hurston, and describes how Hurston's ethnographies, plays, and fiction paint a picture of the rural African-American South.

A theatergoer's guide to Shakespeare's characters

2004
Provides information on the plots, characters, themes, and history of some of William Shakespeare's most popular plays.

The trial of man

Christianity and judgement in the world of Shakespeare
2003
Explains how understanding the Elizabethan religious and legal context in which Shakespeare lived can help clarify many of his works.

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