Shakespeare: 2188 books

The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations....

"To the Queen" (or "To The Queen by the players") is a short 18 line poem praising Queen Elizabeth I attributed to William Shakespeare. The poem, described by Bate as having been written on "the back of an envelope", was probably composed...

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this classic tragedy of politics and war, honor and love—along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:   • an original Introduction to Troilus and Cressida • incisive scene-by-scene...

The Tragedy of Macbeth (commonly called Macbeth) is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth,...

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations....

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this powerful play that explores sexual hypocrisy and questions morality at all levels of society. This volume also includes more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:   • an original...

“Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.” —Cymbeline ** ** Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this classic tragedy in which nothing is as it seems.   THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF...

“These words are razors to my wounded heart.” —Titus Andronicus ** ** “We have seen better days.” —Timon of Athens   Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of the two great tragedies: Titus Adronicus, a graphic story of revenge, and...

Classic Shakespearean romance in English with line numbers and in French translation. According to Wikipedia: "The Tempest is a play written by William Shakespeare. Many scholars believe that it was written in 161011, although some researchers have argued for an earlier dating. While listed as a comedy...

Ricardo III de Shakespeare es una obra de teatro, parte de las crónicas inspiradas en las vidas de los reyes ingleses. Ricardo de York fue el ultimo de los reyes que protagonizaría el fin de la guerra de las dos rosas, entre las familias de Lancaster y York, y que daría lugar al advenimiento de...

Enrique IV William Shakespeare, dramaturgo y poeta inglés, uno de los más célebres escritores de la literatura universal (1564-1616) Este libro electrónico presenta «Enrique IV», de William Shakespeare, en texto completo. Un índice interactivo...

This Modern Library edition presents all fourteen comedies--each complete and unabridged--in the Shakespearean canon, along with notes and glossary. Here are: *The Tempest The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Merry Wives of Windsor Measure for Measure The Comedy of Errors Much...

The Shakespeare tragedy, in English, with line numbers, and translated to French by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874), French historian, and statesman. Published in 1864. According to Wikipedia: "The Tragedy of Macbeth (commonly called Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about...