Shakespeare: 2188 books

First staged in 1599, Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour....

Controversial and sexually charged, The Taming of the Shrew is possibly William Shakespeare's first play, and certainly among the most performed. Petruchio's courtship of the unwilling 'shrew' Katherina poses the question: is it an examination of brute male domination or a passionate love story with...

In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the most notorious murder in classical history to tell a tragic tale of friendship, ambition and betrayal. As the greatest figures of the Roman Republic are swept along on the tide of a terrifying conspiracy, a touchingly human story is revealed in some of...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William...

Hamlet, one of the greatest stories ever told . . . in texts?! Imagine: What if Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, and the tragic Ophelia had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays! A kingdom on the brink of war. A stolen throne. A boy seeking revenge.

Il capolavoro di Shakespeare raccontato per immagini da uno dei più grandi artisti internazionali. «CI SONO PIÙ COSE IN CIELO E IN TERRA DI QUANTE NE POSSIAMO IMMAGINARE». Tutta la Danimarca è in lutto. Il re è morto in circostanze misteriose. Suo figlio, il principe Amleto, è sconvolto. Lo...

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and activist Tom Shakespeare argues that disability research needs a firmer conceptual and empirical footing. This...

Translated by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874), French historian, and statesman. Published in 1862. According to Wikipedia: "As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. The...

Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play (also described as one of Shakespeare's problem plays) is not a conventional tragedy, since its protagonist (Troilus) does not die. The play ends instead on a very bleak note with the death of...

"Hamlet", de William Shakespeare, é uma obra clássica permanentemente atual pela força com que trata de problemas fundamentais da condição humana. A obsessão de uma vingança onde a dúvida e o desespero concentrados nos monólogos do príncipe Hamlet adquirem uma impressionante dimensão...

Ricardo III é uma das peças históricas de William Shakespeare e se passa no final da Guerra das Rosas (1455-1485), conflito sucessório pelo trono da Inglaterra ocorrido entre 1455 e 1485 que coloca em choque político os dois ramos da dinastia Planta­geneta: a Casa Real de York e a Casa Real...

Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (titolo originale: "A Midsummer Night's Dream") fu scritta probabilmente tra il 1593 e il 1595. E' senza dubbio una delle commedie più conosciute e apprezzate di William Shakespeare. L'opera si compone di tre storie collegate tra loro dalla celebrazione...

This book opens up Twelfth Night as a play to see and hear, provides useful contextual and source material, and considers the critical and theatrical reception over four centuries. A detailed performance commentary brings to life the many moods of Shakespeare's subtle but robust humour. Students are...

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is widely considered Shakespeare's greatest play. Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father, who tells him that Hamlet's uncle and mother conspired to poison him. Knowing that his uncle, who now sits upon the throne, and his mother, who has married his...