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Shakespeare: His Life, Times and Works

Synopsis
Images of manuscripts and printed documents from the 16th and early 17th centuries among which are books and plays used as background material by Shakespeare. Includes sources of Shakespeare’s plays, contemporary pamphlets, personal documents and certificates, newspapers and broadsheets, first folio editions of the plays, and details of theatres. Also includes an internal guide to the documents and their significance by Professor Sam Schoenbaum.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Year of release
1995
Availability
Out of Distribution

Credits

Writer
Sam Schoenbaum

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama; English language and literature
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Literary Sources

Notes

Notes
Noted in ‘Times Higher Education Supplement Multimedia supplement’ (12 May 1995), p.iii.
Documentation
Accompanying notes.

Distributor

Name

AVP

Email
info@avp.co.uk
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Phone
01291 625439
Fax
01291 629671
Address
School Hill Centre
Chepstow
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NP16 5PH
Notes
Use for: Audio Visual Productions. Ceased trading.
Name

World Microfilms

Contact
Stephen Albert
Email
microworld@ndirect.co.uk
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Phone
020 7586 4499
Fax
020 7722 1068
Address
PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD
Notes
World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.

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