{"product_id":"the-folger-guide-to-teaching-a-midsummer-nights-dream-paperback","title":"The Folger Guide to Teaching a Midsummer Night's Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggy O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative guide to teaching Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Folger Guide to Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for teachers, students, and Shakespeare fans alike.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn A \u003ci\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples--but not before they form first one love triangle, and then another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso in the woods, the king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of an orphan boy; Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, whose head is temporarily transformed into that of a donkey by a hobgoblin or \"puck,\" Robin Goodfellow. Finally, Bottom and his companions ineptly stage the tragedy of \"Pyramus and Thisbe.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Folger Guide to Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream \u003c\/i\u003eIncludes\u003ci\u003e: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -An explanation of the Folger methodology for teaching Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e -Scholarly essays from experts in the field\u003cbr\u003e -A five-week breakdown of digestible lesson plans\u003cbr\u003e -Resource links for a deeper dive into the world of Shakespeare \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis guide is an essential part of any teacher's toolkit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Peggy O'Brien is a classroom teacher who founded the Folger Shakespeare Library's Education Department in 1981. She set the Library's mission for K-12 students and teachers then and began to put it in motion; among a range of other programs, she founded and directed the Library's intensive Teaching Shakespeare Institute, was instigator and general editor of the popular Shakespeare Set Free series and expanded the Library's education work across the country. In 1994, she took a short break from the Folger--twenty years--but returned to further expand the education work and to engage in the Folger's transformation under the leadership of Library Director Michael Witmore. She is the instigator and general editor of The Folger Guides to Teaching Shakespeare series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 10.83 x 8.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53152381075763,"sku":"9781982105662","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2W2zWFOB4o9781982105662.webp?v=1773989672","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-folger-guide-to-teaching-a-midsummer-nights-dream-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}