books about: shrew

books about: shrew

books:

Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2004

Irony, brilliant irony
This is a show piece for Shakespeare's ability to portray the human condition. It is about wanting what isn't what we think it is, not wanting what is as it seems, marrrying out of pragmatism and finding love, loving blindly and not finding love, the impact of social ...

The Taming of the Shrew (The Pelican Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

Penguin Classics, 2000

Mending a jaded heart
In Dante's Inferno those deepest in hell are those that can not accept love because they are too suspicious of the actions of others; they think of love as a con-job waiting to happen. Petruchio plays games that save Kathrina's heart, she accepts love, this tough love/ ...

Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth Night; The Tempest (Signet ...

William Shakespeare

Signet Classics, 1998

a really nice edition
Rather than commenting about the plays themselves, I'm writing about this particular edition. Signet produces good editions of Shakespeare's plays. The footnotes are numerous, and the footnote mark in the body of the text is not intrusive (they use a superscripted 'o' ...

Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew

Ursula Vernon

Harcourt Children's Books, 2008

Elementary grades will find it a gentle, fun story
Nurk is a quiet shrew who hides at home - until a mysterious letter involves him in a dangerous rescue mission - and Nurk is not a brave soul. His adventures with strange dragonflies and others will gain him a host of friends, a few enemies, and many terrifying moments ...

What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew?

Robert E. Wells

Albert Whitman & Company, 1995

Fun food for curious minds.
From a pygmy shrew, the smallest mammal, to a ladybug, to an amoeba, to an atom, and even smaller (protons and neutrons, quarks...) this book takes a look at the miniature universe. It is a great book for kids with boundless curiosity, and it does not talk down to ...

Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

Excellent contribution to mammalogy
Written by well-respected researchers, this first volume in the series treats the marsupials (such mouse oppossums), xenarthrans (such as armadillos and sloths), shrews and bats. For each species, synonyms are provided, there's a text description of the distribution, ...

The Taming of the Shrew (No Fear Shakespeare) (No Fear Shakespeare)

SparkNotes Editors

SparkNotes, 2004

Shakespeare for our time
I would highly recommend any of the books from the "No Fear Shakespeare" series. As someone who has never quite understood what Shakespeare was trying to say, having both his version and a "normal speak" version of the play side by side was very beneficial. Great for ...

The Taming of the Shrew - Side By Side

William Shakspeare

Prestwick House Inc., 2005

Great value!
I found this guide very useful and different from other guides in that each page of text has a useful explanation with it. Other guides always have an explanation or summery at the end. I found this was very easy to use and follow and would definitely recommend it to ...

The Taming of the Shrew (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

Audio Partners, 2005

Helpful for studying
I am a college student and this really helped me study for my class. It goes by the book, doesn't skip anything major, and really helps you sort out/define characters.

The Taming of the Shrew (Oxford School Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

Oxford University Press, USA, 2002

TOTS
We had to do this book for school, and i found it quite interesting. I had trouble understanding all the names because they all sound the same. It helps if you watch the movie with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It kind of gives you an insight. The monalouge in ...

The Taming of the Shrew (The Annotated Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare

Yale University Press, 2005

In one of Shakespeare?s bawdier comedies, contemporary audiences still take great pleasure in the rapid-fire verbal battles between the shrewish Katharina and the canny Petruchio, determined to subdue Katharina?s legendary temper and win her dowry.

Mole & Shrew Have Jobs To Do (Stepping Stone, paper)
Jackie French Koller

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

In this third title about Mole and Shrew, the fabulous friends find themselves a little short of cash. At Shrew's suggestion, the two head into the working world with hysterical results. Mole manages to thwart their attempts at everything from hanging wallpaper ("Where are the hooks?" asks Mole) to waiting on tables ("Why would you want to wait on ...

Tales from Shakespeare, ...

LeClue22 [Kindle], 2008

Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play or movie and walked away saying to yourself "What was that all about?" This is a collection of stories from William Shakespeare in Modern English