WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/507385074

The Taming of the Shrew

Margaret Leighton plays the fiery-tongued Kate, and Trevor Howard performs as Petruchio, her swaggering husband determined to teach her manners. As other romantic entanglements swirl around Kate and Petruchio, headstrong Kate learns to mind her tongue without losing her wonderful spirit.

Open All Close All

type

about

http://schema.org/about

actor

alternateName

http://schema.org/alternateName

  • "Taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Shakespeare's the taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Fully dramatized recording of William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"
  • "William Shakespeare's Taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Shrew"
  • "Fully-dramatized recording of William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"
  • "Fully-dramatized recording of William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"@en
  • "William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"

author

contributor

http://schema.org/contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "Margaret Leighton plays the fiery-tongued Kate, and Trevor Howard performs as Petruchio, her swaggering husband determined to teach her manners. As other romantic entanglements swirl around Kate and Petruchio, headstrong Kate learns to mind her tongue without losing her wonderful spirit."@en
  • ""Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on?"--Container."@en
  • ""One of Shakespeare's most spirited comedy, recorded with verve and a playfully light touch by a full cast."--Container."
  • "Katharina is a young woman of violent whims and tempers whose father is so anxious to see her married that he forbids his younger daughter to marry first. An inperturbable gentleman, Petruchio, accepts her hand and begins the relentless taming process."@en
  • ""Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant Tranio plot to win Bianca.""
  • "Margaret Leighton plays the fiery-tongued Kate, and Trevor Howard performs as Petruchio, her swaggering husband determined to teach her manners, in this buoyant production. As other romantic entanglements swirl around Kate and Petruchio, headstrong Kate learns to mind her tongue vwithout losing her wonderful spirit."
  • "Cassette recording of the complete play in five acts."
  • "Recorded by the Marlowe Society and professional players, George Rylands, director."@en
  • "Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but she may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on?"@en
  • "Komedie over geld, liefde en huwelijk. Met informatie over de auteur, het stuk, verschillende oefeningen en woordverklaringen in het Engels."
  • "A comedy in which a woman with many suitors may not be married until after her spinster sister, and the men who try to win them."
  • "A dramatization of Shakespeare's comedy about the battle between the sexes."@en
  • "Raging storms & rich beautiful music combine to magical effect in this radio production of Shakespeare's allegorical last play, where mystical forces work to restore harmony and order to an estranged community."@en
  • "Margaret Leighton plays the fiery-tongued Kate, and Trevor Howard performs as Petruchio, her swaggering husband determined to teach her manners, in this buoyant production. As other romantic entanglements swirl around Kate and Petruchio, headstrong Kate learns to mind her tongue without losing her wonderful spirit."@en
  • ""Kiss me, Kate, we will be married o'Sunday"--Petruchio. A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts."@en
  • "Presents Shakespeare's play about a shrewish woman and her husband's attempts to make her a biddable wife."
  • "Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task."@en
  • "[This is an] amusing comedy in which a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. -http://www.folger.edu."
  • "A comedy on the perpetual battle between man and woman, proving that too much loving can be an effective tool."@en
  • "A comedy on the perpetual battle between man and woman, proving that too much loving can be an effective tool."
  • ""'The Taming of the Shrew' is certainly not a traditional love story, but the delicious war of words between Kate and Petruchio makes them as memorable a pair of lovers as any in all of literature. This farcical battle of the sexes was one of the first plays Shakespeare wrote, yet it has all the subtle wit and verbal virtuosity of his later comedies ... 'The Taming of the Shrew' is Shakespeare at his rollicking best.""@en
  • "Comedy written 1594 and concerns the bad tempered Katharina, her father Baptista, and sister Bianca, Petruchio, Lucentio and his servant Tranio and Sly. The opening episode concerning Sly is a common one in folk tales as old as the Arabian Nights. The subplot involving Bianca and Lucentio is based on Ariosto's I Suppositti, translated by Gascoigne in 1566."@en
  • "Describes the volatile courtship between the shrewish Katherine and the canny Petruchio, who is determined to subdue Katherine's legendary temper and win her dowry."@en
  • "Describes the volatile courtship between the shrewish Katherine and the canny Petruchio, who is determined to subdue Katherine's legendary temper and win her dowry."
  • "There are many suitors in Padua who seek the hand of Bianca; however, Baptista, her father, refuses to let his younger daughter marry until her older sister, Katherine, is married. Katherine, the shrew, is so ill-tempered that it seems unlikely that she will ever find a husband, until Petruchio, a brash young man from Verona, arrives in Padua. Petruchio, determined to marry a rich woman, falsely informs Baptista that Katherine has agreed to marry him and begins the process of "taming" her. Meanwhile, Lucentio, who is in love with Bianca, enlists the help of his clever servant, Tranio, in a plot to win Bianca. Later, at a banquet, Petruchio wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience."@en
  • "Presents summaries of two plays by William Shakespeare which are illustrated by significant scenes to give the sense and feeling of each play. Includes narration, period music, and sound effects."
  • ""Petruchio arrives in Padua determined to gain his fortune by marrying the volatile Katherina. Their tempestuous meeting and marriage leads to a great love affair. This is perhaps the most famous play ever written about the battle of the sexes"--Publisher's summary."@en
  • "A sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise, set in the context of a play within a play."
  • "Unabridged cast performance of Shakespeare's comedy about the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew."
  • ""Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take Kate on? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant Tranio plot to win Bianca. The result is a sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise, set in the context of a play within a play"--Container."
  • "Retells Shakespeare's comedy about the bad-tempered Kate."
  • "Not a traditional love story, but the delicious war of words between Kate and Petruchio makes them a memborable pair of lovers in this farcical battle of the sexes, one of the first plays by Shakespeare."@en
  • "No one shall marry Bianca, claims Baptista Minola, until her older sister Katherina is wed. Bianca is sweet and gentle, while her older sister, Kate, is an unruly shrew. Will anyone be able to stand Katherina long enough to marry her, allowing Bianca to be happily wed herself? A plan to win Bianca's love leads to a match for Katherina. But can a shrew by tamed?-- container."@en
  • ""Petruchio arrives in Padua determined to gain his fortune by marrying the volatile Katherina. Their tempestuous meeting and marriage leads to a great love affair. This is perhaps the most famous play ever written about the battle of the sexes."--Publisher's description."@en

director

editor

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "lecture"
  • "Downloadable audiobooks"@en
  • "Adaptations"
  • "Adaptations"@en
  • "Stories, plots, etc"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Sound recordings"
  • "Sound recordings"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Playaway"
  • "Compact discs"
  • "enregistrement parlé"
  • "Abridgments"@en
  • "Audiobooks, Nonfiction"@en
  • "English drama (Comedy)"
  • "Condensed books"@en
  • "Livres audio"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Audiocassettes"@en
  • "Speeches, oratory"@en
  • "Comedies"@en
  • "Comedies"
  • "Classical literature"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Juvenile works"

musicBy

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "The Taming of the Shrew"@en
  • "The Taming of the Shrew"
  • "William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"
  • "William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"@en
  • "The taming of the shrew the complete play in five acts"@en
  • "The Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players in The Taming of the shrew a play in 5 acts"@en
  • "Taming of the shrew ; Much ado about nothing"
  • "Taming of the shrew [sound effect cues]"
  • "The taming of the shrew"@en
  • "The taming of the shrew"
  • "Taming of the Shrew"
  • "The taming of the Shrew"@en
  • "The taming of the shrew scenes from the Burton-Zeffirelli production"
  • "Taming of the shrew sound recording"
  • "The Taming of the shrew"
  • "The Taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Taming of the shrew [audio cassette]"
  • "A fully-dramatised recording of William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew"@en
  • "The taming of the shrew William Shakespeare"
  • "The taming of the shrew a concise acting version"@en
  • "The taming of the shrew Complete and uncut in the text of The new Shakespeare"
  • "Taming of the shrew"@en
  • "Taming of the shrew"
  • "Taming of the shrew [cues]"

performer

http://schema.org/performer

producer

workExample

http://schema.org/workExample