Shakespeare Behind Bars: One Teacher's Story of the Power of Drama in a Women's Prison (Paperback)

~ Jean Trounstine (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a wonderful story of aesthetic power and redemption, intensely moving in its details, heart-breaking in its narrative totality." -- Jonathan Kozol, author of AMAZING GRACE

"one of the very best books on what it's like to be teaching in a nontraditional setting....every moment dramatic." -- Bob Blaisdell, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 25, 2001

This affecting memoir should appeal to educators and general readers interested in the relationship between social change and artistic practice. -- Publishers Weekly, 2000

Product Description

An inspirational story for all teachers.

In this deeply stirring account, Trounstine, who spent 10 years teaching at Framingham (MA) Women's Prison, focuses on six inmates who, each in her own way, discover in the power of Shakespeare a way to transcend the painful constraints of incarceration. Shakespeare Behind Bars is a powerful story about the redemptive power of art and education.

Originally published in cloth by St. Martin's Press in 2001, the paperback includes a new foreword that will inspire all teachers who work with students others have deemed unteachable. A new afterword updates readers on the lives of the six inmates -- and the author herself -- since 2001.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press/ESL (February 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0472030094
• ISBN-13: 978-0472030095
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,399,566 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)