General
Resources and Links for The Taming of the Shrew
In
our print collection:
Do
a title search using the on-line catalog.
Type the following: Taming of the Shrew.
This can be done in any library online catalog.
In the RC catalog, you will find the following:
822.3 OLS
The taming of the shrew : a workbook for students.
1st ed.
Lyme, N.H. : Smith & Kraus, 1996. Presents an
abridged
version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew,
discussing the
play's language, characters, plot, and how to stage
a school
production.
822.3 SHA
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The taming of the
shrew.
Washington Square Press new Folger ed. New York :
Washington Square Press, 1992. Presents the edited
text of
Shakespeare's play about a man who sets out to
subdue a
shrewish wife, and includes explanatory notes,
accounts of
the author's life and theater, illustrations, and a
critical
evaluation.
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NovelGuide.com offers
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information on "Taming of the Shrew." This site
offers: summary, character profiles, metaphor
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General
Resources and Links for The Taming of the Shrew