Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)
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| + | '''Shakespeare and Company''' is the name of two independent bookstores on Paris' [[Rive Gauche|Left Bank]]. The first was opened by [[Sylvia Beach]] on 17 November 1919 at 8 rue Dupuytren before moving to larger premises at 12 [[rue de l'Odéon]] in the [[6th arrondissement of Paris|6th arrondissement]] in 1922. During the 1920s, it was a gathering place for writers such as [[Ezra Pound]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[James Joyce]] and [[Ford Madox Ford]]. It closed in 1941 during the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|German occupation of Paris]] and never re-opened. | ||
| - | '''Shakespeare and Company''' or '''Shakespeare & Company''' may refer to: | + | The second is situated at 37 [[rue de la Bûcherie]], in the [[5th arrondissement of Paris|5th arrondissement]]. Opened in 1951 by [[George Whitman]], it was originally named "Le Mistral" but renamed to "Shakespeare and Company" in 1964 in tribute to Sylvia Beach's bookstore. Today, it serves both as a regular bookstore and as a reading library, specializing in English-language literature. The shop was featured in the [[Richard Linklater]] film [[Before Sunset]] and in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[Midnight in Paris]]''. |
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| - | *[[Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)]], an English-language bookshop in [[Paris]], [[France]]; hosts the annual Shakespeare & Company Literary Festival in June. | + | |
| - | *[[Shakespeare & Company (Minnesota)]], a theatre company in [[White Bear Lake, Minnesota]]. | + | |
| - | *[[Shakespeare & Company (Massachusetts)]], an unrelated theatre company in [[Massachusetts]]. | + | |
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Shakespeare and Company is the name of two independent bookstores on Paris' Left Bank. The first was opened by Sylvia Beach on 17 November 1919 at 8 rue Dupuytren before moving to larger premises at 12 rue de l'Odéon in the 6th arrondissement in 1922. During the 1920s, it was a gathering place for writers such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce and Ford Madox Ford. It closed in 1941 during the German occupation of Paris and never re-opened.
The second is situated at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement. Opened in 1951 by George Whitman, it was originally named "Le Mistral" but renamed to "Shakespeare and Company" in 1964 in tribute to Sylvia Beach's bookstore. Today, it serves both as a regular bookstore and as a reading library, specializing in English-language literature. The shop was featured in the Richard Linklater film Before Sunset and in the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris.
