San Antonio College Library

Presents an illuminating biography of Alfonso X, the thirteenth-century philosopher-king whose affinity for Spain's Islamic culture left an indelible mark on Western civilization.

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of...