Convenient and inexpensive, this boxed set features a dozen of the most popular dramas by the greatest playwright the English language has ever known. Their unabridged text features ample footnotes, and each of these much-studied plays appears in single-volume form, offering readers the utmost in po[...]
The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of a[...]
'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of[...]
The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Shakespeare contains selections from Shakespeare's work, including his sonnets, his narrative poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, songs and [...]
An authoritative, modernized edition of the complete works of the great Elizabethan dramatist offers the complete texts of every comedy, tragedy, and history play, along with key facts about each work, a plot summary, major roles, sources, textual history, glossaries, and other helpful textual notes[...]
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His plays are constantly studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. This title offers a collection of Shakespeare's [...]
REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's" Macbeth"
The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of "Macbeth" and a biography of William Shakespeare. Places the events of the play in historical context and discusses each act in detail. Includes study questions and answers alon[...]
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to[...]
Romeo and Juliet are in love, but their families are enemies. In desperation, they marry in secret but tragedy unfolds ... Macbeth is to be King of Scotland: but at what cost? King Lear divides his kingdom between his daughters with unexpected consequences. Audio-CD[...]
Classic / British English These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murd[...]
A unique educational resource for KS3 English and Drama, with potential for teaching Shakespeare at KS2, offering teachers a practical drama-based approach to teaching three of Shakespeare's most popular plays: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, with teachers' notes and pho[...]
If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare.[...]
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Shakespeare's much-quoted sonnets are some of the most beautiful and moving poems in English literature. Dealing with love, beauty and the effects of time, they speak to us as directly now as they spoke to Elizabethan readers. This handsome edition of Shakes[...]
This revised edition of the Arden Shakespeare Complete Works includes the full text of Double Falsehood, which was published in the Arden Third series to critical acclaim in 2010. The play is an eighteenth century rewrite of Shakespeare's "lost" play Cardenio and as such is a fascinating testament t[...]
A collection of retellings of six of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays - a mix of comedy, tragedy, magic and romance - retold for younger readers. Full of colourful illustrations from the "Usborne Young Reading Programme", it contains "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Romeo and[...]
William Shakespeare: Complete Plays collects all thirty-seven of the immortal Bard's comedies, tragedies and historical plays. In this volume all of Shakespeare's memorable characters - star-crossed lovers, majestic monarchs, wise fools, lovable rogues, treacherous villains, conflicted heroes, cagey[...]
The CliffsNotes study guide on Shakespeare's Sonnets, 1st Edition supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to [...]
Developed by one of the world's leading theatre companies, this resource offers teachers a practical drama-based approach to teaching and appreciating three of Shakespeare's most popular plays: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Drama-based exploration of the text for pupils T[...]