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A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairies
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The inspiration for many operas, ballets, and paintings, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is actually three stories in one—a love story, a tale of actors rehearsing and performing in a play, and a fairy tale about the king and queen of the fairies.
Illustrator Tom Tierney has dressed the characters in this comedy classic—Oberon, King of the Fairies; the mischievous Puck; Moth; and Peaseblosso—in apparel of Shakespeare's time. Lovely, diaphanous robes comprise wardrobes for the lovely Titania, Queen of the Fairies; and for the charming woodland fairy figures—Hyssop, Sweet Violet, Chickweed, and Woodbine, who can be dressed in flowing gowns designed to reflect the forest's wild flora.
Like the play which makes use of fairies and magic spells, this lovely collection of intriguing characters and their imaginatively rendered costumes will enchant Shakespeare devotees, fairy tale enthusiasts, and paper doll fans of all ages.
Illustrator Tom Tierney has dressed the characters in this comedy classic—Oberon, King of the Fairies; the mischievous Puck; Moth; and Peaseblosso—in apparel of Shakespeare's time. Lovely, diaphanous robes comprise wardrobes for the lovely Titania, Queen of the Fairies; and for the charming woodland fairy figures—Hyssop, Sweet Violet, Chickweed, and Woodbine, who can be dressed in flowing gowns designed to reflect the forest's wild flora.
Like the play which makes use of fairies and magic spells, this lovely collection of intriguing characters and their imaginatively rendered costumes will enchant Shakespeare devotees, fairy tale enthusiasts, and paper doll fans of all ages.
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32 pages, Paperback
First published November 14,2005
This edition
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32 pages, Paperback
- Published
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November 14, 2005 by Dover Publications
- ISBN
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9780486444420
- ASIN
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0486444422
- Language
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English
About the author
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Tom Tierney was a prolific creator of paper doll books. He was trained as an artist and worked as an illustrator for department stores before turning to paper dolls in the 1970s.
"Meticulously drawn and colored, and annotated with historical information, Mr. Tierney's paper-doll books are not just for children — and some are not for children at all. His aim, he often said, was to contribute to the visual literature of costume history," noted his New York Times obituary.
"Pope John Paul II, shown a copy of Mr. Tierney's book about him by a visitor to the Vatican, blessed it and asked where he might get one of his own."
"Meticulously drawn and colored, and annotated with historical information, Mr. Tierney's paper-doll books are not just for children — and some are not for children at all. His aim, he often said, was to contribute to the visual literature of costume history," noted his New York Times obituary.
"Pope John Paul II, shown a copy of Mr. Tierney's book about him by a visitor to the Vatican, blessed it and asked where he might get one of his own."
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