Every work is covered, from the comedies of twelfth night and as you like it to the tragedies of julius caesar and hamlet. Use this name to show that your friends and your books. There is no commitment to joincome to one gathering or all of them. Characters with names beginning with the letters a to k may be found here note. Novelists reimagine and update shakespeares plays the. He lived in stratforduponavon and married anne hathaway not that one, having three children with her. Were a book club networking site with listings for local groups, author events, and phone chats.
Rules to make your book club run smoothly thoughtco. Book clubs exist all across the nation and range in size from a handful to several dozens. Here are the 350 most unique night club and dance club names of alltime. Consider starting a book club where each month the club reads a different translated book try to read a book from a new country or. Please provide a first and last name even if it is not your real last name so we can tell apart people with the same first names. For books you read with boozy companions, for feminist book clubs, your local library book club, here are some ideas for fun book club names.
These groups typically consist of female genders and meet up regularly to discuss each other thoughts from the books. Verdensbiblioteket is a series of classical books, mostly novels, published by the norwegian book club since. Often, people choose book club names based on the types of books that. The name vinegar girl is a modern take on the elizabethan term.
How shakespeares leading ladies got their names bookglow. Four longtime friends and book club membersdiane keaton, jane fonda, candice bergen and mary steenburgenhave their lives upended when they aim to spice up their mundane routines by reading the provocative bestseller fifty shades of grey. Top 10 novels inspired by shakespeare books the guardian. Each semester read a different shakespeare play and put on a production of that play. When youre starting a book club it helps to set some ground rules to help ensure that all of your attendees feel welcome and want to return. Big library read blr, facilitated by overdrive, is a reading program through your library that connects readers around the world with the same ebook at the same time without any wait lists or holds. I have separated these names into categories, from catchy to cool to unique. William shakespeare, franz kafka, and leo tolstoy each have three. For those who love shakespeare, those who want to get into shakespeare, and those who simply want to read his plays.
After the list of names, i reveal the 8 vital dos and donts of naming your night club biz, followed by the greatest night and dance club slogans ever created. Find the perfect funny name for your club book club names for elementary students 2020. Youve got a group of friends who love both reading and drinking, so you decide to make the best of this combination. Some of the rules may seem like common sense but making sure everyone is on the same page helps avoid unnecessary conflict. All right, there probably arent many shakespeare fans out there looking for names for their pet donkeys, but if there are, i hope theyll remember the bumbling policeman dogberry and his uncomprehending joy at being called an ass by the villainous conrade. William shakespeare was the son of john shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from snitterfield, and mary arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. With 37 plays full of characters ranging from the heroic to the romantic to the diabolical, william shakespeare has a name for any personality. But, hey, you need to a name for that something you do once a month when you sit in a circle and talk lit. So, you and your friends have come together to form a book club.
List of titles of works taken from shakespeare wikipedia. Nesbit with the intention of entertaining young readers and telling william shakespeares plays in a way they could be easily understood. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. This book club name is actually taken from a line in shakespeares. The following is a partially complete list of titles of works taken from shakespearean phrases. In the tempest, long considered one of shakespeares most lyrical plays, prosperoa magician on an enchanted islandpunishes his enemies, brings happiness to his daughter, and comes to terms with human use of supernatural power.
This article is an index of characters appearing in the plays of william shakespeare whose names begin with the letters l to z. You are gaining access to a whole new life and a different way of thinking. Dust jacket has illustration of shakespeare, 15641616 and back jacket has a reproduced 1847 sale poster that had been displayed in stratforduponavon, announcing the sale of shakespeares house. Saintouenlaumone shakespeare play reading meetup group. Check out our complete list of club names are you looking for the best club name.
Complete list of shakespeares characters there are many lists out there that purport to be complete, but none of them have done what weve doneactually compile each and every character, including every servant, messenger, page, and every follower, into the most complete list ever created. As you like it folger shakespeare library series by. You can use a verb in your book club name to create business names like book club reading or representational book club. The podcast the book riot podcast is a weekly news and talk show about whats new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of book riot. Browse through team names to find funny club names and cool club names. Beautiful stories from shakespeare is a 1907 collection published by e. Exactly what we do is explained below, what we do at a shakespeare close read. Ive got a couple fallback formulas you can use plus i keep a running list of great book club names from our bookmovement member clubs. Then you have the classic bookloving, more unique names like holden for the catcher. Packed with witty illustrations, clear graphics, and inspirational quotes, the shakespeare book is the perfect primer to the works of william shakespeare. Regarding assigning characters, i write the character names on a whiteboard. She included a brief shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a list of famous quotations, arranged by subject.
The second oxford edition of shakespeares complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. Shakespeare, not stirred is a new literary cocktail recipe book by eminent english professors caroline bicks and michelle ephraim. Magical coleridge make me shakespeare rustic frost the plath to. Complete works by william shakespeare, first edition. So youve put together a great group for book club, and everyones. Order of william shakespeare books william shakespeare 15641616 was an english poet and playwright who many consider to be the greatest writer of the english language. Shares are you having trouble picking a great name for your book club. In this historical thriller, william shakespeare is disguised as a steward to the english ambassador in 1586. The book invites shakespeare nerds to create bardthemed cocktails. Its like starting a book with some of the pages missing. As the playwright carefully chose each of his female heroines names to demonstrate their personality, their physical attributes and characteristics are often reflected in the etymology of their names. Need ideas for an awesome, clever, creative or cool book club names. With over 35 plays full of charismatic characters, shakespeare has a name for any personality.
Private investigators is a comedy drama set in the bards birthplace of stratforduponavon, where exdetective frank hathaway mark benton and his business partner. Having established rules can be especially important if you are starting a book club thats open to the general public. I have read 5 of the works listed as i am only in high school and havent had the vocabulary or analysis skills to read more earlier. April 23, 1616 was an english poet and playwright and is considered a key member of the english literature canon.
Shakespeare reading a book with the text book club written above. Santa fe shakespeare close readers santa fe, nm meetup. I dont think there is a popular name book out there that doesnt contain at least one reference to this rose by any other name idea, or the eternal question, whats in a name. Are you participating in a battle of the books at your school and need fun team name ideas for your group. Find the perfect funny name for your club book club names 2020. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.
See a complete list of the characters in the joy luck club and indepth analyses of jingmei june woo, suyuan woo, anmei hsu, rose hsu jordan, lindo jong, waverly jong, yingying st. Thousands of name ideas for your book club and instant availability check. List of reading groups ireadshakespeareout loud and in. Little did william shakespeare know, that when he wrote romeo and juliet, he would be making a giant impact on countless future generations of name book writers. Its the end of shakespeares birthday week, but the playwright has provided. Shakespeare cocktails are nerdy treats for your next book club. Note that this is not the place to list film or television adaptations of shakespeares plays. He was born in stratforduponavon and baptised there on 26 april 1564.
A name like read handed or buy the book says, we got books and they live. Ernest hemingway said that there is no friend as loyal as a book. Youll note in our database that a number of listings are for readers circles. Characters who exist outside shakespeare are marked hist where they are historical, and myth where they are mythical.
Simon godwins first season at the shakespeare theatre company has allowed for. The first ever global ebook club global ebook club. Shakespeares work includes 154 sonnets and 38 plays. Book club names, much like improv troupes, tend to be riddled with puns, inside jokes, obscure references and perhaps a splash of that internal groan when you hear it eyeball roll. Battle of the books team names for tshirts custom ink.
Everyone from the poorest farmer to the queen herself drank the brew made from malt, and a mini brewery was an essential part of every household. Yet its the most thrilling drama in all of shakespearesome believe in all of literature. With detailed plot summaries and a full analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative. We started our shakespeare reading group srg in 2014 and were going. His actual birthdate remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 april, st georges. Led by staff members from stcs education team, book club gatherings are comfortable, fun and promise great discussions. Plan a club spring break trip to stratforduponavon.
The very first thing in line would obviously be to find an apt and appealing name for your book club. Named after the famous bookshop in paris, shakespeare, and company. Shakespeareinspired novels to add to your reading list. Macbeth, hands down, should be number one as it is the best of shakespeare s works at least in my opinion. The nature and authority of the early documents are reexamined, and the canon and chronological order of. Women in shakespeare represent a variety of personas, from strongwilled lawyers to timid, young women. We will read a shakespeare play each month and then i will post a video discussing the play on my channel where. If you want a little drama for your babys name, look no further than the bard for inspiration. You know you missed something, but that sense of exile can also become a. Shakespeare and a drink and maybe sometimes a movie, too.
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