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Books

Living in Elizabethan England by Myra Weatherly
Call Number: DA 320 .L57 2004
ISBN: 0737720883
Publication Date: 2004-04-28
Women in the Age of Shakespeare by Theresa D. Kemp
Call Number: PR2991 .K46 2010
ISBN: 9780313343049
Publication Date: 2009-11-01
Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Shakespeare by Dick Riley; Pam McAllister
Call Number: PR 2895 .R5 2006
ISBN: 0826412505
Publication Date: 2001-06-01
Shakespeares Words by David Crystal
Call Number: PR 2892 .C78 2002
ISBN: 0141007370
Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Salem Press eBooks - Shakespeare

Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Plays by Salem Press Editors; Joseph Rosenblum (Editor)
Call Number: PR 2894 .C75 2015, Rowan-Cabarrus North Campus
ISBN: 9781619258648
Publication Date: 2015-10-15
Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets by Salem Press Editors
Call Number: PR 2848 .A2 S35 2014, Rowan-Cabarrus South Campus
ISBN: 9781619254992
Publication Date: 2014-07-30

Salem Press eBooks
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William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet that produced most of his work in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works continue to influence modern pop culture despite being created hundreds of years ago.

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