Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison

by Jean Trounstine

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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.
  • ISBN10 0312246609
  • ISBN13 9780312246600
  • Publish Date 19 February 2001
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St. Martin's Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Language English