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Shakespeare's Storybook: Folk Tales That Inspired the Bard

80 pp. | Barefoot | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 1-84148-307-9 $$19.99
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by James Mayhew. Ryan underscores the vitality of story by bringing together seven folktales he believes inspired, at least in part, some of the Bard's greatest plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and King Lear. A brief introduction to each tale touches upon the play's historical, political, and social contexts. Full-page watercolor and pen-and-ink pictures and smaller vignettes illustrate this handsome volume.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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