ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHREW
Old English scrēawa; related to Old High German scrawaz dwarf, Icelandic skröggr old man, Norwegian skrugg dwarf.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHREW»
Discover the use of
shrew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shrew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Taming of a
Shrew: The 1594 Quarto
This is a modernized edition of an anonymous play, long known to scholars, which appears to be an alternative version of Shakespeare's popular comedy, The Taming of the Shrew.
2
The Taming of the
Shrew: Critical Essays
Seen as unmotivated and unemployed, these immigrants are thought to be a threat to society's moral fiber, and a burden to its justice system. Ramiro Martinez tells a very different story in Latino Homicide.
3
The Taming of the
Shrew
This wonderful presentation of Shakespeare's The Tempest features the play's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page.
William Shakespeare, Gayle Holste,
2009
4
Shakespeare and the
Shrew: Performing the Defiant Female Voice
This book marries an examination of Shakespeare's shrews in his plays with their history in recent performance, to investigate our own attitudes to hearing women with defiant voices.
5
The Taming of the
Shrew
Petruchio thinks he is up to the task in The Taming of the Shrew. William Shakespeare (1564 ż 1616) is the most influential writer in English history. Shakespeare has been called The Barb of Avon and Englandżs national poet.
William Shakespeare,
2008
6
Better a
Shrew Than a Sheep: Women, Drama, and the Culture ...
In a study that explodes the assumption that early modern comic culture was created by men for men, Pamela Allen Brown shows that jest books, plays, and ballads represented women as laugh-getters and sought out the laughter of ordinary ...
7
A Pleasant Conceited Historie, Called The Taming of a
Shrew
Presents the earliest known editions of Shakespeare's play, which differs substantially from the present versions, and argues that these are authentic
Graham Holderness, Bryan Loughrey,
1992
8
The Taming of the
Shrew In Plain and Simple English (A ...
This book is a modern translation of The Taming of the Shrew. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then.
BookCaps, William Shakespeare,
2011
9
Three
Shrew Plays: Shakespeare's, The Taming of the
Shrew; ...
This annotated collection of three early modern English plays allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's Shrew and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous The Taming of a Shrew ...
Barry Gaines, Margaret Maurer,
2010
10
Is the "Taming of the
Shrew" a Sexist Play?
From its title one would think that “The Taming of the Shrew” is about women’s lack of rights, duties , and their inferior social status in the 16th century.1 That is one reason why it is considered to be a controversial play, but ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHREW»
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shrew is used in the context of the following news items.
'Shrew,' 'Macbeth' make up Tennessee Stage Company's …
The battle-of-the-sexes comedy “The Taming of the Shrew” alternates with the battle-of-the-Scots history “Macbeth” outdoors at downtown Knoxville's Market ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
Chemistry, comedy combine in 'Shrew'
"Kate the Cursed" (Melinda Pfundstein) confronts her sister Bianca (Natasha Harris), who's besieged by eager suitors, in "The Taming of the Shrew," which ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
Review: Utah Shakespeare Festival's 'The Taming of the Shrew' is …
Melinda Pfundstein (left) as Katherine and Natasha Harris as Bianca in the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 2015 production of The Taming of the Shrew. (Photo by ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
The Taming of the Shrew: Chris Abraham tackles Shakespearean …
Before heading back to the bedroom to continue psychologically torturing his new wife in The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio challenges us to offer an ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
Stratford serves up a magnificent, no-holds-barred Taming of the …
Ben Carlson as Petruchio and Deborah Hay as Katherina with members of the company in the Stratford Festival production of The Taming of the Shrew. «Waterloo Record, Jun 15»
Tango-dance 'Taming of the Shrew' is a bit, uh, tame
In Taming of the Shrew, the Bard's title refers to Katherine (Joanna Liao), a fire-tongued scold (the script refers to her as much worse), whose nasty attitude ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
Shakespeare Theatre's new season: “Kiss Me, Kate” and all-male …
With a lineup that includes the vintage musical “Kiss Me, Kate” and an all-male “Taming of the Shrew” starring “Kinky Boots” Tony winner Billy Porter, the ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
'The Taming of the Shrew' is given a playful touch at Griffith Park
Sometimes I wish Shakespeare had written a different version of “The Taming of the Shrew” — one in which the shrew is “tamed” with, say, empathy and ... «Los Angeles Times, Aug 14»
Taunton Thespians stride out on RSC tour with Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of Petruchio's courtship of Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate “shrew”. Having initially been an unwilling participant in the ... «Somerset County Gazette, Jul 14»
The Taming of the Shrew, Starring Michael Moss and Elissa Klie …
"The Taming of the Shrew is a romantic romp through the perils of courtship and love," press notes state. "A rarely performed comedy about the journey ... «Playbill.com, Jul 14»