From Hornbooks to Comic Books: "Shakespeare for Children"

Authors

  • Meg Pearson University of West Georgia

Abstract

The Folger Shakespeare Library's current exhibition, "Golden Lads and Lasses": Shakespeare for Children, explores the many ways in which Shakespeare's stories have been adapted, modernized, and packaged for children. The array of materials in the show — Victorian story books, paperdolls, comic books, and movies — provides an inspiring illustration of Shakespeare's continuing appeal for younger audiences.

Author Biography

Meg Pearson, University of West Georgia

Meg Pearson has just completed her dissertation on spectacle in early modern English drama at the University of Maryland. This fall she traveled south to the University of West Georgia, where she is Assistant Professor of English.

Issue Cover text: B&L, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2006. Image: Line illustration of two children talking while holding books.

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Published

2006-05-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2006): Shakespeare for Children

Section

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