title: Shakespeare: A Study and Research Guide
author: David M. Bergeron
description: "A successful surveillance that lays out the geography, the battle camps, and the scholarly hermitages of Shakespeare criticism. Useful to anyone beginning serious study of Shakespeare."<b><i>Shakespeare Quarterly</i></b><br /><br />"This updated edition should be a welcome addition to the research shelf of anyone interested in Shakespeare. Particularly useful are its pithy introductions and bibliographies on various critical approaches."<b>David Bevington</b>, 19951996 president, Shakespeare Association of America and editor of <i>Complete Works of Shakespeare</i>
zlib_text: **Bardisms**
  
  Shakespeare for All Occasions
  
  Wonderful Words from the Bard on Life’s Big Moments (and Some Small Ones, Too)
  Plus Tips on How to Use Them in a Toast, Speech, or Letter
  
   **Barry Edelstein**
  
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  for Tillirose  
   _You gods, look down_  
   _And from your sacred vials pour your graces_  
   _Upon my daughter’s head!_
  
   **“…And the Contents o’ th’ Story…”**
  
  “We Will Have Such a Prologue…”  
  Introduction
  
  “My Instructions May Be Your Guide”  
  Seven Steps to Shipshape Shakespeare
  
  The Seven Ages of Man
  
  Chapter 1  
  At First the Infant  
  Shakespeare for the Occasions of Birth and Family Life
  
  Shakespeare on the Experience of Childbirth
  
  Shakespeare on Newborns
  
  Shakespeare on Daughters
  
  Shakespeare on Sons
  
  Shakespeare on Mothers
  
  Shakespeare on Fathers
  
  Shakespeare on Siblings
  
  Chapter 2  
  Then the Schoolboy  
  Shakespeare for the Occasions of Childhood
  
  Shakespeare on Children
  
  Shakespeare on School
  
  Shakespeare on the Commencement Address
  
  Shakespeare o