Delphi Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Illustrated)

Finally, the world's greatest writer receives the scholarly Delphi treatment. This incredible eBook offers every Shakespearean play, poem, apocryphal work and much, much more! Now you can truly own all of Shakespeare's works and a wealth of BONUS material on your eReader, and all in ONE well-organis [...]
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Finally, the world's greatest writer receives the scholarly Delphi treatment. This incredible eBook offers every Shakespearean play, poem, apocryphal work and much, much more! Now you can truly own all of Shakespeare's works and a wealth of BONUS material on your eReader, and all in ONE well-organised file. (Version 6)* concise introductions to the plays and other works* images of how the plays first appeared in print, giving your eReader a taste of the Elizabethan texts* ALL 38 plays and each with their own contents table - navigate easily between acts and scenes - find that special quotation quickly!* even includes 17 apocryphal plays available nowhere else* contains a special LOST PLAYS section, with concise information on Shakespeare's lost works* includes the special bonus play of DOUBLE FALSEHOOD* ALL the sonnets and other poetry, with excellent formatting, in their own special contents table - find that special sonnet quickly and easily!* packed full of hundreds of beautiful images relating to Shakespeare's life, locations and works* EVEN includes a special SOURCES section - spend hours discovering rare medieval texts that shaped Shakespeare's greatest works. * INCLUDES no less than 5 biographies - explore the bard's mysterious life from multiple sources across history* the SPECIAL literary criticism section boasts 11 works by writers as varied as Samuel Johnson, Coleridge, Pope, Bernard Shaw and Tolstoy* scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres* includes a special 'Glossary of Elizabethan Language', which will aid your comprehension of difficult words and phrases* UPDATED with line numbers to all 38 plays, in response to customers' requests* UPDATED with a special Quotations section, with hundreds of famous quotations from the plays and poetryThis eBook is quite simply stunning and deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of literature.CONTENTSThe PlaysALL 38 PLAYSThe Lost PlaysLOVE'S LABOUR'S WONCARDENIODOUBLE FALSEHOODThe SourcesLIST OF THE PLAYS' SOURCESThe Apocryphal PlaysARDEN OF FAVERSHAMTHE BIRTH OF MERLINKING EDWARD IIILOCRINETHE LONDON PRODIGALTHE PURITANTHE SECOND MAIDEN'S TRAGEDYSIR JOHN OLDCASTLETHOMAS LORD CROMWELLA YORKSHIRE TRAGEDYSIR THOMAS MOREFAIR EMMUCEDORUSTHE MERRY DEVIL OF EDMONTONEDMUND IRONSIDETHOMAS OF WOODSTOCKVORTIGERN AND ROWENAThe AdaptationsTALES FROM SHAKESPEARE BY CHARLES AND MARY LAMBThe PoetryTHE SONNETSVENUS AND ADONISTHE RAPE OF LUCRECETHE PASSIONATE PILGRIMTHE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLEA LOVER'S COMPLAINTThe Apocryphal PoetryTO THE QUEENA FUNERAL ELEGY FOR MASTER WILLIAM PETERSONNETS TO SUNDRY NOTES OF MUSICThe CriticismPREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE AND NOTES ON PLAY BY SAMUEL JOHNSONNOTES TO COMEDIES BY SAMUEL JOHNSONA STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEand many more!The BiographiesSHAKESPEARE: HIS LIFE, ART, AND CHARACTERS BY HENRY NORMAN HUDSONand many more!Shakespeare's Last Will and TestamentResources:QuotationsGlossary of Elizabethan Language