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|  | The Comedy of Errors by Alec McCowen, Barbara A. Mowat, Charles Whitworth, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
Two sets of twins, both separated during a shipwreck that occurred 23 years before the present drama unfolds, convolute the absurd plot of Shakespeare's most farcical play. The composition of this, his shortest work, is commonly dated between 1592 and 1594; scholarship has placed its probable first performance on December 28, 1594 at the Gray's Inn, London. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS was included in the FIRST FOLIO, 1623, and is classified in Shakespeare's oeuvre as a comedy. The action precipitates in the course of a single day in three simple locations: the Phoenix, the Porcupine, and the Priory, buildings in the city of Ephesus. The action begins when Egeon is heavily taxed by the Duke moments after disembarking in Ephesus after five years of wayfaring. The Duke is lenient after hearing the pathetic circumstances that brought Egeon there, which serves as a prologue to the play: Egeon's family--his wife and twin sons, along with a set of twin slave boys--were separated in a shipwreck 23 years earlier. After the wreck he returned home to Syracuse with but one son and one slave; the others were lost. In his 18th year this son, named Antipholus of Syracuse took his slave, Dromio of Syracuse (not to be confused with Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus, twins of the former, now living in Ephesus) to search for his separated twin. Upon the departure of his only remaining son, Egeon, in despair embarks on a journey to find him. Naturally, as the rules of comedy proscribe, all parties land in Ephesus, unbeknownst to one another. Moreover, Aemilia, long-lost wife of Egeon, is also present, along with the sisters Adriana and Luciana, the bride and future bride of each son. The remainder of the play is concerned with reuniting this family. AUTHOR: Alec McCowen, Barbara A. Mowat, Charles Whitworth, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Still Life with Oysters & Lemons by Mark Doty
In this lyrical essay, poet Mark Doty trains his eye on the art of the still life to investigate how humans come to assign spiritual and emotional meaning to objects encountered daily. AUTHOR: Mark Doty
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Julius Caesar by Alan Durband, Allan Patenaude, Arthur Raleigh Humphreys, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
With this study, the student will find a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of difficult words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities of Shakespeare's work to help turn the script into drama. This dramatic experience for groups as well as for individuals, is at the heart of the series. AUTHOR: Alan Durband, Allan Patenaude, Arthur Raleigh Humphreys, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | I Want to be a Fashion Designer by Stephanie Maze
Description not available.The seventh book in a popular photoessay series introduces career possibilities within the fashion design industry and describes how to get an early start pursuing a career in this field. AUTHOR: Stephanie Maze
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Great Houses of Scotland by Christopher S. Sykes, Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Description not available.Tours twenty-six of Scotland's most fantastic castles and manors, including Manderston, Dunrobin Castle, Glamis Castle, Cawdor, Traquair, and Hopetoun House, illustrating the grandeur, influences, and uniqueness of each estate's design and interior style. AUTHOR: Christopher S. Sykes, Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Under Live Oaks by Caroline Seebohm, Peter Woloszynski
Description not available.More than two hundred full-color photographs capture the rich beauty of the old homes and plantations of the American South, accompanied by a vivid look at the history of the families who have owned these antebellum treasures for generations, providing a poignant, elegant look at a vanishing way of life. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Caroline Seebohm, Peter Woloszynski
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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