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	A&E Biography - William Shakespeare: Life of Drama (1996) starring Biography
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Product Details Audience Rating NR (Not Rated) EAN 9786304340202 Format Black & White, Color, NTSC ISBN 6304340206 Manufacturer A&E Home Video Number Of Items 1 Release Date February 25, 1997 Running Time 50 minutes Theatrical Release Date 1996 UPC 733961141498 Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product Description He is the world's most influential and admired writer, a man whose imaginative genius still moves us, nearly four centuries after his death.William Shakespeare's tumultuous life produced an unmatched legacy of drama and poetry. But the Bard's own story remains, for the most part, a mystery. Piece together the clues of Shakespeare's identity, from his comfortable youth in Stratford-on-Avon and his marriage to an older woman at 18 to the night of carousing that led to his death at age 52. Film excerpts, dramatic readings and location footage provide a glimpse into his little-known- life and his astonishing 20-year career as a playwright and actor.Turn back the pages of time for a remarkable portrait of William Shakespeare the greatest writer the English language has ever known. Though Shakespeare is heralded as the world's most influential and admired writer, little is known about the man himself. That didn't stop A&E Biography from weaving together a substantial birth (in 1564) to death (in 1616) portrait from spotty documentation, historical accounts, and interpretations of the master's work itself. It won't give away all the video's surprises to reveal here that Shakespeare was born into privilege, started out as an actor, had an unhappy marriage to an older woman--in his will, he specifically left her only his 'second best bed'--and survived the death of his only son, Hamnet. Many of his most complex works came about after the death of his son, including the play named after him. Before Shakespeare died (due to an illness borne of too much pickled herring), he penned perhaps the last thing he would ever write--his own epitaph. It reads, in part, 'Blessed be the man that spares these stones and cursed be he that moves my bones.' --Jennifer Vogel Customers who bought this item also bought Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Special Edition) The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Hamlet Macbeth / McKellen, Dench (Thames Shakespeare Collection) Customer Reviews for: A&E Biography - William Shakespeare: Life of Drama (1996) Rating - Great Teaching Tool I'm a High school drama teacher and while doing a lesson on Shakespeare I bought this video to teach the kids about Shakespeare's life. It has a lot of great information and it doesn't dumb it down (if you get what I mean). Its not just a biography of the events in Shakespeare's life, it looks at him as a man and explores how events in his life triggered his creative process. There is a lot of great commentary from well respected scholars and classical actors and directors. Great teaching tool for anyone ... Read More Rating - Will's got it going on Lots of stuff about Shakespeare out there, but this contains so much information in a condensed and entertaining format. HIgh school and college level students really respond positively. Ther are discussion questions that go along with it at the A&E bio website. Rating - It's ok... As an English teacher about to teach several of Shakespeare's works, I purchased this video in the hopes that it would provide a short history of his life. In actuality, it proved to be just that--short. I was left with many questions. Nevertheless, it is a good buy since it does cover most of the basic info and is only 50 min in length (my class meets for 45 min). see more reviews See all movies starring Biography

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