In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him.
Shakespeare's gentle melancholy, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, has long made Twelfth Night a favourite with Shakespearian audiences.
Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of Venice a far darker, more alluring play.
From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Cleopatraone of the Bard's most riveting and memorable female charactersin ';a masterfully perceptive reading of this seductive play's endless wonders' (Kirkus Reviews).
From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time comes ';a timely reminder of the power and possibility of words [and] the last love letter to the shaping spirit of Bloom's imagination' (front page, The New York Times Book Review) and an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of FalstaffShakespeare's greatest enduring and complex comedic characters.
The authoritative edition of Troilus and Cressida from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
The authoritative edition of Pericles from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
The authoritative edition of Richard II from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
The authoritative edition of Henry V from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Your complete introduction to ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare has been hailed as one of the greatest thinkers of all time, one of the world's finest artists, poets and dramatists.
Cease I say, cantankerous old fools /Thy deeds hath made our streets a no go zone /No more shall Montagues and Capulets /Enact their West Side Story Sharks and Jets /Or else shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
A compact and intense read full of twists, turns and intrigue Daily ExpressThe bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Last Runaway returns with a tale of jealousy, bullying and revenge.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE WOOING OF MALKATOON & COMMODUS (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
In Shakespeare's Comedies: All That Matters, Mike Scott explores and explains the secrets that have made Shakespeare's comedies so enduring that they continue to be performed, watched and studied by millions of people every year.
When the Peloponnesian War goes on too long, the women of Athens, led by the beautiful Lysistrata, take matters into their own hands, withholding their passion as a way to force their men to negotiate a peace treaty.
The extended second edition of this inspiring introduction to Shakespeare offers readers more insights into what makes Shakespeare great, and why we still read and perform his works.
La esclava del Negro Ponto es una obra dramatica escrita por Luciano Francisco de Comella, un autor espanol que vivio entre los siglos XVIII-XIX, conocido por sus dramas y comedias.
La esclava del Negro Ponto es una obra dramatica escrita por Luciano Francisco de Comella, un autor espanol que vivio entre los siglos XVIII-XIX, conocido por sus dramas y comedias.
Penthesilea thematisiert den Konflikt zwischen einem stark fühlenden Individuum und einer gesellschaftlichen Ordnung, die dem natürlichen Empfinden desselben in unnatürlicher Weise entgegensteht.
Presentist Shakespeares is the first extended study of the principles and practice of 'presentism', a critical movement that takes account of the never-ending dialogue between past and present.
Readings of Shakespeare were both influenced by and influential in the rise of Gothic forms in literature and culture from the late eighteenth century onwards.
Readings of Shakespeare were both influenced by and influential in the rise of Gothic forms in literature and culture from the late eighteenth century onwards.
Written presumably by master William Shakespeare as imported into the modern times morals and language, this play tells another side of the story of Sleeping Beauty.
Shakespeare's Plays: The First Folio is a beautiful new Penguin edition of William Shakespeare's first folio, with original spelling, getting as close as possible to the original plays for an authentic reading experience.
