Books by William Shakespeare

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Richard III is one of Shakespeare's enduring villains as the troubled and troubling figure at the heart of this popular succession drama. Traversing the familiar terrain of scheming plots, proposals, betrayals and kingly power, this edition is presented in an easy to read format with notes for performance and rehearsal by directors and actors. It is edited by academic and director, Abigail Rokison-Woodall and the leading Shakespearean actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale. Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students. Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate. Each edition offers:- Short, clear definitions of words- Information about key textual variants- Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words- An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes- A short introduction to the play

One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Winter's Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Sicily, Leontes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off a series of events driven by royal betrayal, jealousy and the possibility of pastoral love that builds to a fantastical ending. Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students.Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate.Each edition offers:- Short, clear definitions of words- Information about key textual variants- Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words- An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes- A short introduction to the play

Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare's tragedies. This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist. Productions on stage and screen regularly renew its power to engross, impress and trouble the imagination.

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Tragedies.

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Comedies.

The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, with line numbers for ease of use, and an accessible design. An attractive and timeless collection that will appeal to all: The Histories.

¿Come, we have a hot venison pasty to dinner: come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.¿ Desperately broke, Falstaff sends love letters to wealthy ladies in the hopes of securing their hearts and wallets. Unconcerned that they are already married, he underestimates their capacity for revenge. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

¿Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye, / Not utt'red by base sale of chapmen's tongues¿¿ The King of Navarre and three noblemen take an oath of chastity, committing themselves to three years without women. When the Princess of France comes to court on royal business, the King falls in love. Love¿s Labour¿s Lost is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

Za jedno jej spojrzenie on zaryzykowałby losy całego kraju. Jedno jego wzruszenie ramion - a kształt dzisiejszej Europy wyglądałby zupełnie inaczej.Kleopatra i Antoniusz - królowa hellenistycznego Egiptu i dowódca wojsk rzymskich. To nie do pomyślenia, by w swoich działaniach mogli kierować się osobistymi uczuciami. A jednak! Namiętność, która ich owładnęła, była tak gwałtowna, że gotowi byli złożyć na jej ołtarzu wszystkie polityczne interesy. Gdyby nie fatalna bitwa pod Akcjum, być może trwaliby razem do grobowej deski... A my żylibyśmy dzisiaj w zupełnie innym świecie.Klasyczna tragedia Williama Shakespeare’a była wielokrotnie ekranizowana, pierwszy raz w 1972 r. przez Charltona Hestona.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) - uważany za poetę narodowego Anglii oraz reformatora teatru, zarówno jego tragedie, jak i komedie weszły do kanonu światowej literatury. Wciąż trwają spory dotyczące autorstwa poszczególnych przypisywanych mu utworów. Istnieje ponad sto wersji jego nazwiska, gdyż w czasach jego życia zasady pisowni nie były jeszcze sztywno ustalone. Był zaangażowany w życie teatralne - grywał niewielkie role w spektaklach, dbał o finanse trup teatralnych, był współwłaścicielem Globe Theatre. Do jego najsłynniejszych utworów należą sztuki "Sen nocy letniej", Romeo i Julia", "Makbet", "Hamlet", "Król Lear", "Burza". Pochowany w absydzie kolegiaty Świętej Trójcy w Stratford.

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

Contains detailed notes that put the play in context and explain language and scenarios.

This series presents Shakespeare''s best-loved plays based on the First Folio with striking contemporary cover designs.

Anything But You (2023) starring Sydney Sweeney is a modern adaption of As You Like It, overtaking Romeo and Juliet (1996) as the highest grossing Shakespeare film adaptation.

Contains detailed notes that put the play in context and explain language and scenarios.

Dive into the world of Shakespeare's classic comedy with "The Taming of the Shrew (Annotated Edition)." This comprehensive edition features the full-length play alongside essential annotations: Biography: Explore the life and times of William Shakespeare with captivating illustrations that bring the playwright's world to life.Historical Context: Gain insight into the social, cultural, and political backdrop of Elizabethan England, providing a deeper understanding of the play's themes and characters.Synopsis: Discover a detailed overview of the plot, character motivations, and key events, offering a roadmap for navigating the play's intricate twists and turns.Preface: Delve into an introductory preface that sets the stage for your journey through the play, offering context, analysis, and reflections on its enduring relevance.Dramatis Personae: Meet the vibrant cast of characters, from the spirited Katharina to the determined Petruchio, with brief descriptions to guide you through their roles and relationships.Perfect for students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike, "The Taming of the Shrew (Annotated Edition)" provides a comprehensive and enriching experience of one of Shakespeare's most beloved works. Whether you're exploring the play for the first time or revisiting it with fresh eyes, this edition offers valuable insights and perspectives to enhance your appreciation of Shakespeare's timeless comedy.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings' Crowned as a child, Richard II only knows power. The King's court tire of his fickle, greedy reign, but it is only when he exiles his own cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, and attempts to steal his inheritance that they are pushed to act. What follows threatens Richard's crown and with it his sense of self. Shakespeare's most tragic history play uses the rich and messy familial web of monarchy to explore what it means to crave power, to hold it, to fight to take it, and to lose it. Richard II is Shakespeare's most human and tragic history play, a story about the ways power distorts a ruler's sense of self. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

'Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, Blood and revenge are hammering in my head.' In Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus, the Roman general Titus incurs the wrath of the Queen of the Goths when he enslaves her and kills one of her sons. The shocking violence of her revenge and his retaliation earn Titus its reputation as Shakespeare's bloodiest play. This New Oxford Shakespeare edition offers a range of critical approaches to the play, considering its initial popularity in the theatre, the authors' engagement with narrative sources and Roman history, and the ongoing problems scholars and theatremakers have had with the play's presentation of violence, rape, and racial difference. Throughout, it incorporates up-to-date scholarship and close readings of a number of landmark productions to consider the play's place in Shakespeare's canon and to illustrate Titus Andronicus's enduring value in interrogating some of wider culture's darkest and most challenging concerns. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

'Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtuesWe write in water.' Henry VIII or All is True is Shakespeare's retelling of one of the defining periods in English history: the marriage and divorce of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Written in the wake of the sudden death of Henry Stuart, King James I and VI's oldest son and heir, Shakespeare's most 'contemporary' history play offers provocative parallels between the Tudor past and Stuart present. The play examines the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, and Anne Boleyn, providing both a meditation on history as a narrative dictated by Church and State, and on the tragic lives of those who become collateral damage to greater forces. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

'I see a man's life is a tedious one.' Set in Ancient Britain, Cymbeline is a tragedy of deceit, disguise, banishment, and fidelity against the backdrop of a Roman invasion. When the King of Britain Cymbeline discovers his daughter's secret marriage, he banishes her husband to Rome, who then accuses Innogen of being unfaithful. Innogen must evade deadly plots and homicidal jealousy to restore her name. Long recognised as a response to James VI and I's project to unite England and Scotland, the play conjures ancient British history at a moment when that history was eroding, revealed as a medieval invention. This sense of historical endings is entangled with Cymbeline as a late play, and its numerous apparent callbacks across Shakespeare's career. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

'Cry "havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war' Set against the backdrop of a nation breaking out into civil war, Julius Caesar raises questions of governance, power, tyranny, and enslavement. This New Oxford Shakespeare edition situates these questions within the historical framework of the play's early history in theatre and print, as well as within its long performance history up to and including in the 21st century. The introduction examines the ways in which Roman history is deployed to justify and question political structures, both by Shakespeare and other writers, as well as the transition from historical sources to stage. The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark The New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.