Contains the recognized canon of Shakespeare's plays and his sonnets and poems. This book starts with two articles - a biography of Shakespeare by Germaine Greer, and an introduction to Shakespeare theatre by the late Anthony Burgess. It also contains a useful glossary of over 2500 entries, explaini[...]
Presents a compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare that combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. It also includes a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusi[...]
'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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth -- the works of William Shakespeare still resonate in our imaginations four centuries after they were written. The timeless characters and themes of the Bard's plays fascinate us with their joys, struggles, and triumphs, and[...]
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed." -William Shakespeare Arm yourself with this volume from the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies and all the poems and sonnets of the world's [...]
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the tragedies of "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Othello", and "Macbeth" as well as history plays and the comedies such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and "As You Like It". This volume presents his plays in the chron[...]
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, T[...]
A clear, easy-to-read, students edition of Shakespeare's plays and poetry with a glossary of obsolete words. Large format, smooth paper, printed in Italy to overcome earlier reported printing problems. Bestselling edition from Geddes and Grosset. Ideal for students.[...]
Shakespeare's tragedic masterpiece about houses at war and undying love in 'fair Verona' is here retold with spectacular illustrations. A classic tale of youth and passion which continues to fascinate global audiences even now. "Graffex" is a series of illustrated literary classics retold for young [...]
This edition of "Shakespeare's Complete Works" contains all the plays and poems. The plays are arranged in the chronological order of their composition rather than gathered into comedies, histories and tragedies, the traditional method dating from the first folio; the volume also contains a sketch o[...]
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[...]
The greatest sonnets ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language--now in a handsome edition featuring exquisite color illustrations.[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
A wonderful collection of six of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, including Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest as well as a short biography of the bard himself.[...]