William Shakespeare Książki

Pierwszy tom dużej, wyjątkowej edycji z utworami Williama Shakespearea w przekładzie Macieja Słomczyńskiego, dokonanym w sposób niezwykle oryginalny i zarazem na ogromną skalę. Wśród wybranych tragedii znajdą się te najbardziej znane: Romeo i Julia, Hamlet, Makbet, Król Lear i inne.

W tym wyjątkowym wydaniu ze wstępem Marty Gibińskiej znajdują się wszystkie komedie najsłynniejszego dramatopisarza świata, jakie przełożył jeden z najważniejszych tłumaczy. Stanisław Barańczak, obdarzony nieprawdopodobnym talentem rymotwórczym, to wirtuoz panujący nad językiem i wersyfikacją, posiadający jednocześnie słuch metafizyczny i fantastyczne poczucie humoru. Stworzył dzieło zdumiewające zarówno rozmiarami, jak i różnorodnością. Unikatowa edycja Komedii - spotkanie dwóch tuzów literatury - jest projektem imponującym nie tylko objętością, ale i finezją.

Maur Othello, dowódca weneckiej armii, żeni się z Desdemoną. Jego chorąży Jago pod wpływem frustracji sugeruje Othellowi, że Desdemona go zdradza. Choć nic nie potwierdza tych zarzutów, w Othellu budzi się zazdrość, która daje początek tragicznym wydarzeniom.

Hamlet należy do arcydzieł literatury światowej. Utwór Williama Szekspira to dzieło o tragedii ludzkiego losu i konsekwencjach podejmowanych decyzji. Najważniejszym zagadnieniem moralnym, a także filozoficznym, jest dualizm świata i dwoistość natury ludzkiej, łączącej w sobie dobro i zło zarazem.... číst celé

Ponadczasowa historia o miłości, przekład na język francuski.

Makbet jest tragedią Szekspirowską należącą do kanonu literatury światowej i do najczęściej wystawianych sztuk epoki renesansu. Akcja powieści rozgrywa się w średniowiecznej Szkocji. Makbet, rycerz i krewny króla szkockiego Dunkana, dowiaduje się o przepowiedni, według której on sam ma objąć tron. W miarę sukcesów na dworze władcy, główny bohater przypisuje coraz większą wagę do przepowiedni i poddaje się pokusie władzy. Następuje jego stopniowy upadek moralny, uleganie podszeptom zła, wreszcie zdrada przyjaciół, zabójstwo króla i przejęcie władzy. Jedna zbrodnia pociąga za sobą kolejne, co potęguje u Makbeta poczucie winy i utratę sensu życia. Bohater dramatu ginie w walce o utrzymanie władzy, szarpany wewnętrznie głębokim niepokojem i wyrzutami sumienia. Lektura dla szkół średnich

Makbet jest jednym z najodważniejszych rycerzy szkockiego kr�la Dunkana, jego zaufanym doradcą i przyjacielem. Jego kariera sięga szczytu - ma majątek, cieszy się poważaniem wśr�d rycerstwa, miłością wiernej żony, jest bohaterem. Wydaje się, że nic nie zburzy jego szczęścia. Tymczasem jedno spotkanie z tajemniczymi czarownicami oraz ich przepowiednie zmienią życie tego człowieka. Z jego powodu Szkocja pogrąży się w bratob�jczej wojnie...

Burza to komedia Shakespeare'a, która powstała w 1611 roku. Jest to jedna z ostatnich sztuk poety. Jest też jedynym utworem, w którym zachowana jest zasada trzech jedności czasu, miejsca i akcji. Prawowity władca Mediolanu, Prospero, zostaje wypędzony wraz ze swoją córką Mirandą na wyspę przez swojego brata Antonia oraz króla Neapolu, Alonsa. Po kilku latach w wyniku burzy, którą wywołał, używając magii, Prospero, na wyspę trafiają też między innymi Antonio i Alonso. Zaczyna się walka o władzę.

Lektura z opracowaniem to znakomita pomoc i inspiracja dla uczniów oraz nauczycieli. Tekst opatrzono wskazówkami interpretacyjnymi i hasłami ułatwiającymi nawigację po książce – dzięki nim łatwo znaleźć potrzebny w trakcie omawiania lektury fragment, zgromadzić materiały do wypracowań i ustnych wypowiedzi, zapamiętać najważniejsze informacje i utrwalić znajomość lektury. Zamieszczone na końcu książki opracowanie podporządkowano podstawie programowej. Zawiera ono ciekawy biogram autora, streszczenie, mapę mentalną, najważniejsze zagadnienia omawiane na lekcjach, a także wiele inspirujących informacji, podpowiedzi i zadań, dzięki którym czytanie lektury staje się twórczą przygodą.

Gathers all of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems.

This selection of his poetry-sonnets, and songs and verse from plays, some justly familiar, others less known-offers the quintessence of his remarkable art and provides an enticing introduction to his work.

A beautiful, intricate colouring book, full of romantic, inspirational and dramatic quotes from the favourite plays and poems of William Shakespeare. An ideal choice for older children and adults, in a beautiful square format, it is gloriously intricate illustrations provide a soothing occupation for the millions of fans of adult colouring books.

Contains the complete text of such Shakespeare tragedies as Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and Macbeth.

The text is taken from the Shakespeare Head Press, The Stratford Town Shakespeare edited by Arthur Henry Bullen, and this new edition contains John Aubrey's Brief Life of Shakespeare, a bibliography, biography of Sir John Gilbert, an account of The Shakespeare Head Press edition and listing of Shakespeare's major characters.

With over 3,000 quotes organized by topic and by play the Dictionary is very easy to use. It also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to dip into by word, theme or play allowing you to track down a half-remembered quote easily.

Edited by Howard Staunton with over 800 illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, R.A. All 37 plays. All 160 sonnets and poems. Thousands of comments and notes.

In this volume, Tony Tanner introduces Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies - Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear.

Уильям Шекспир (1561—1616) — английский поэт, драматург и актер, по праву считающийся величайшим писателем эпохи Возрождения. Его исторические хроники, потрясающие своей достоверностью, античные драмы, величайшие трагедии и восхитительные комедии не знают себе равных и по сей день не сходят с мировых сцен. В настоящее издание вошли 5 знаменитых трагедий У. Шекспира — «Ромео и Джульетта», «Гамлет, принц Датский», «Отелло, венецианский мавр», «Король Лир» и «Макбет».

Now available in three handy paperback volumes are all Shakespeare's Histories, Tragedies, and Comedies, complete with brief introductions, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, and commendatory poems and prefaces about Shakespeare by his peers. The texts, established by the Complete OxfordShakespeare , which was re-edited afresh from the original editions, offer what the Times Higher Education Supplement hails as "the most ambitious edition of the works ever attempted."This convenient volume offers all Shakespeare's Histories, as well as a complete collection of his poems and sonnets. Included All is True (Henry VIII) ; 1 Henry IV ; 2 Henry IV ; 1 Henry VI ; 2 Henry VI ; 3 Henry VI ; The History of Henry the Fourth (1 Henry IV) ; The Life and Death of KingJohn ; The Life of Henry the Fifth ; The Life of Timon of Athens ; "A Lover's Complaint";Poems, Various; The Rape of Lucrece ; Richard II ; Richard III ; The Second Part of Henry Fourth ; Sir Thomas Passages Attributed to Shakespeare; Sonnets and "A Lover's Complaint"; Various Poems; and Venus andAdonis .

The attractive print and digital bundle offers students a great reading experience at an affordable price in two ways a hardcover volume for their dorm shelf and lifetime library, and a digital edition ideal for in-class use. Students can access the ebook from their computer, tablet, or smartphone via the registration code included in the print volume at no additional charge. As one instructor summed it up, It s a long overdue step forward in the way Shakespeare is taught. "

'It is required you do awake your faith' (The Winter's Tale). Written late in Shakespeare's life, these plays delightfully exhibit his interest in the conventions of the fairy-tale. They are tales of enchantment, heard from afar and seen through a fine gauze. In this fantasy world truths about the real world are played out on a different plane. In each play a family is forcibly divided through natural mischance (a storm at sea) or human folly (a wrongful accusation), and in each the lost ones are restored to their families. We move from the pain of separation through the despair of loss to the joy of restoration and resurrection. This mature vision of the world looks unblinkingly into the jaws of despair, yet still chooses to consider life worth celebrating.

This complete collection of Shakespeare's plays and poems includes two works recently attributed to Shakespeare.

Among the most studied, most read, and most admired works in world literature, the tragedies of Shakespeare constitute a body of work unrivaled in dramatic brilliance, beauty of language, and profundity of thought. This convenient and affordable volume—ideal for students and all lovers of literature—features four of the playwright’s greatest works: Hamlet, the revenge drama centering on the introspective Prince of Denmark—one of literature's most discussed and contentious characters, and the role that every actor longs to play; Macbeth, otherwise known as "The Scottish Play," concerning a nobleman's overweening ambition; Othello, in which a gallant soldier and loving husband is undone by jealousy; and Romeo and Juliet, the timeless tale of the young lovers whose names are synonymous with star-crossed romance.

A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, glossary, consolidated bibliography and index of first lines of Sonnets.

Ромео и Джульетта — одна из самых известных и часто ставимых пьес Шекспира, символизирующая неугасимую любовь. Этот классический сюжет рассказывает о трагической истории молодых влюбленных из итальянской Вероны в XIII веке. Вражда между родами Монтекки и Капулетти известна всем в Вероне. Тем не менее, Ромео Монтекки и Джульетта Капулетти испытывают сильное чувство любви друг к другу. Столкновения между членами обеих враждующих семей приводят к вынужденному изгнанию Ромео, а череда несчастных случаев и недоразумений ведет к неизбежному трагическому концу их любви.

The everyman Signet Shakespeare series continues with the first volume of Comedies containing THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. LOVES LABOUR'S LOST, ROMEO AND JULIET (sic) and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

The penultimate volume in the 8-volume Everyman Signet Shakespeare contains Shakespeare's later Comedies - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, AS YOU LIKE IT, TWELFTH NIGHT, ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL and MEASURE FOR MEASURE.

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Česky a anglicky. Čemu vděčí tragédie Hamlet za svůj celosvětový věhlas? O čem vlastně je? Předně je třeba říci, že za svoji proslulost vděčí Williamu Shakespearovi. Je to skvělé vyprávění, ve kterém autor využil též své básnické nadání. Málokdo si však uvědomí, že pozadí tohoto vyprávění skrývá hlubší smysl, který můžeme nalézt též například v pohádkách a bájích. Shakespeare už v prvních větách tragédie skrytě naznačil, co je třeba k jeho nalezení a o čem tato hra je. Na začátku hledání by patrně měla být položena otázka: kdo jsem já? Hra je tedy o hledání Pravdy, kdy já by se mělo změnit v pravé Já a smysl změnit ve Smysl. Autor poznámek se v nich snažil některé skryté významy poodhalit. Jako příklad lze uvést zmínku Ofelie o opakovaných slovech refrénu:a-down a-down (4.5.170), a-down a“. Alchymysta by možná k tomu podotkl: Nejen ingrediencí, ale i tyglíku je zapotřebí. Laertes k tomu poznamenává, že „nicotnost je víc než matérie. Na vysvětlenou lze dodat: nabrus svůj téměř otupený záměr, zastav mysl, tak dospěješ k Poznání.

The Comedies with Introductions by Judith Buchanan These Comedies are among the best loved of Shakespeare's plays. In each a problem emerges, is then intensified to a point of maximum confusion and potential upset, before the chaos is resolved, however improbably, into general goodwill and a spate of marriages. The triumph of these plays lies in the way they mingle humorous stage business and dexterous word play with a more serious study of identity, gender, dreaming, the meaning of love, even of the theatre itself. They reassure us that with all its faults, the world will always in the end be redeemable. The Tragedies with Introductions by Emma Smith 'Not for an age but for all time.' So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeare's unique place among the world's great authors. Romeo and Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, a man stripped of all material and psychological comforts; and Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins and effects of, evil. The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeare's day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.

Diese vollkommen überarbeitete und erweiterte Neuflage der Cambridge School Shakespeare-Ausgabe von Twelfth Night bietet: Doppelseitenprinzip für einfaches und tiefes Verständnis: rechts der Text, links eine Zusammenfassung mit ausführlichen Annotationen, Bildern, Aktivitäten und vielem mehr. Bilder aus modernen Inszenierungen für einen besseren Zugang zum Stück Annotationen in bewährter Cambridge-Qualität mit vielen nützlichen Informationen und Verständnishilfen

More than thirty of William Shakespeare's best-known and most-loved verses and poems, wonderfully illustrated for children ages 8 to 12.

William Shakespeare, getauft am 26. April 1564 in Stratford- upon-Avon, ist am 23. April 1616 dort gestorben. Kein lyrisches Werk der Weltliteratur hat den Spürsinn von Dichtern, Literaturwissenschaftlern und Übersetzern so angeregt wie Shakespeares Sonett-Zyklus, und nirgendwo ist die Rätselhaftigkeit Shakespeares so zu erfahren wie in diesen 154 Gedichten. Vierhundert Jahre nach der ersten Erwähnung von Sontten Shakespeares durch Francis Meres nach zweihundert Jahren heftiger und oft genug indezenter Liebesmühe einer weltweiten Armada von Forschern und Enthusiasten, erstrahlt das Werk mehr denn ja in ästethischer Schadenfreude: Es hat nichts preisgegeben, was die gemeine Neugier befriedigt. Shakespeares Sonette stellen die Frage nach Wahrheit, sie stellen sie dar, richten sie auf, richten sich als sie auf: Doch Wahrheit und Geltung, Schönheit und Schönschein, Obsession und Treue, Sinn und Widersinn, Lieb und Liebe, Tag und Nacht - in paradoxalen Konfigurationen werden sie der Magie des großen "Durcheinanderwerfers" ausgeliefert, und es erscheint nicht sogleich ausgemacht, wer als wessen Schatten zu gelten habe.

The core of the ground-breaking, three text edition, this self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text (1604-5) and includes in its Introduction, notes and Appendices all the reader might expect to find in any standard Arden edition. As well as a full, illustrated Introduction to the play?s historical, cultural and performance contexts and a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, an appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text. The core of the ground-breaking, three text edition, this self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text (1604-5) and includes in its Introduction, notes and Appendices all the reader might expect to find in any standard Arden edition. As well as a full, illustrated Introduction to the play?s historical, cultural and performance contexts and a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, an appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text.

This is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death) in one volume. A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to the plays, and detailed notes explain the language and allusions. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.

"This is a wonderful collection of six retellings of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays - a perfect mix of comedy, tragedy, magic and romance, retold for younger readers. It is full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It contains the plays "A Midummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Tempest", and "Twelfth Night". It also includes a section at the back on the life and times of Shakespeare." --Publisher description.

Odehrává se v 16. století v Sicilské Messině. Messinský vládce Leonato má dceru Heru (v originále Hero), kterou si chce vzít Claudio z Florencie. Ale Don Juan (nevlastní bratr aragonského prince Dona Pedra) spolu se svým sloužícím Boraciem nastraží na Claudia a Heru lest. Řeknou Claudiovi, že je mu budoucí žena s Boraciem nevěrná. Claudio nevěří, tak se za ni Boraciova přítelkyně Markéta přestrojí a před jejich zraky s Boraciem flirtuje....

Amid a backdrop of war, conspiracy, and murder, this historical play depicts the unpopular 13th-century monarch's struggles with the English nobility as well as foreign rivals for his throne.

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The greatest sonnets ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language--now in a handsome edition featuring exquisite color illustrations.

This volume features a rich selection of Shakespeare's works, including his renowned sonnets and a mix of comedies and tragedies. Readers will explore the complexities of love and fate in "The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra," enjoy the whimsical charm of "As You Like It," and experience the themes of identity and misunderstanding in "The Comedy of Errors." Additionally, "All's Well That Ends Well" and "The Tragedy of Coriolanus" offer nuanced insights into human nature and societal conflicts.

A justly famous aid to the study of Shakespeare, this glossary--originally compiled by C.T. Onions, an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary --clarifies those words in Shakespeare whose senses or connotations may be unfamiliar to the modern reader, paying special attention to dialect forms, idioms, and colloquial phrases. Original in its explanations and illuminating in its definitions, the Glossary brings out the richness and subtley found in Elizabethan English. Incorporating the many advances made in the field since the last (revised) edition was published in 1919, this volume reveals new facts about the meanings of words in Shakespeare, alters previous interpretations, and resolves earlier controversies. In addition, the book takes advantage of two highly accurate, computer based concordances that make every occurrence of each word immediately accessible for investigation and comparison. A reference work without peer, the Glossary is an essential source for students,scholars, playgoers and readers of Shakespeare, and those interested in the history of the English language.

"This translation takes a deep dive into the language of Shakespeare and updates passages that are archaic and difficult to the modern ear and matches them with the syntax and lyricism of the rest of the play, essentially translating archaic Shakespeare into a contemporary voice"--

Classic / British EnglishHamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlet’s father and married the young prince’s mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?

Twelve of Shakespeare's most profound and moving dramas in one elegant volume. William Shakespeare's tragedies introduced the world to some of the most well- known characters in literature, including Romeo, Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and Othello. This handsome Word Cloud volume includes all twelve works from the First Folio that are commonly classified as tragedies--but the feelings that Shakespeare's words can evoke range across the spectrum of human emotion.

Hra o zneužití moci, nezřízené vášni a odpuštění nahlíží do vévodského dvora, nevěstince i vězení ve zkorumpované Vídni. Shakespearova poslední, třináctá komedie nastoluje zásadní témata lidské existence a její humor zabíhá do grotesknosti a cynismu.

Fifty monologues for women drawn from across the Shakespeare canon. Ideal for actors of all ages and experience. Also includes uniquely formatted summarizations to each piece.

Instructors and students worldwide welcomed the fresh scholarship, lively and accessible introductions, helpful marginal glosses and notes, readable single-column format, all designed in support of the goal of the Oxford text: to bring the modern reader closer than before possible to Shakespeare's plays as they were first acted. Now, under Stephen Greenblatt's direction, the editors have considered afresh each introduction and all of the apparatus to make the Second Edition an even better teaching tool.

Zjednodušené, dvojjazyčné (anglicko-slovenské) vydanie známej Shakespearovej hry určené pre deti, ktoré vyšlo ako príloha slovenského bulvárneho denníku.

This impressive collection of engravings illustrating the dramatic works of Shakespeare takes a new look at the long-neglected area of romantic early-19th-century art. A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, and 23 other plays.

Dvojjazyčné vydání /česky a anglicky/ kompletních Shakespearových sonetů s jeho méně známou, rozsáhlou básnickou skladbou Milenčin nářek. (Pozn.: v knize uvedeno chybné ISBN 80-7221-005-X)

A unique collection of Shakespeare's every reflection on the theatre, offering insights into the man, his work, and the world of the Jacobean stage--Publisher.

Die zweisprachige Ausgabe von "Romeo und Julia" bietet Lesern mit geringen Sprachkenntnissen die Möglichkeit, Shakespeares zeitlose Liebesgeschichte in ihrer vollen Ästhetik und Bedeutung zu erleben. Die bekannte Übersetzung von Schlegel und Tieck ermöglicht ein besseres Verständnis von Wortspielen und Wendungen im Originalkontext.

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's tragi-comedy of youth and age, introducing the immortal Sir John Falstaff.

This popular and enduring comedy of society and romance, sees two couples fall in love despite the scheming of the embittered Don John and the comic incompetence of Dogberry.

A companion volume to the highly acclaimed Shakespeare Stories. It presents nine of Shakespeare's memorable dramas.

Presents seven complete plays along with selections from Shakespeare's sonnets, songs, and other plays.

Diese Sammlung umfasst die vollständigen Werke von William Shakespeare, einschließlich seiner Komödien, Historiendramen, Tragödien und Gedichte. Zu den Komödien gehören unter anderem „Wie es euch gefällt“, „Der Kaufmann von Venedig“ und „Ein Sommernachtstraum“. Die Historiendramen behandeln Themen wie Macht und Herrschaft, während die Tragödien wie „Hamlet“, „Macbeth“ und „Romeo und Julia“ die menschlichen Konflikte und Emotionen erforschen. Die Gedichte umfassen unter anderem die Sonette und „Venus und Adonis“.

William Shakespeare "the poet" is usually represented in book form by the Sonnets, together with perhaps a few songs from the plays. And yet few would deny that they plays are essentially "poetic". How often have we search the Complete Works for well-known yet half-remembered lines, or quoted speeches as if they wee individual poems, not quite recalling which play they are from or who spoke them in what situation? This selection offers several of the classic speeches. It also includes a selection from the Sonnets. Where a play excerpt has been used, the context is indicated.

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 murdered father.

This box set contains the complete works of Shakespeare. Volume one comprises of his comedies, volume 2 his histories and volume three his tragedies. His sonnets and longer poems are also included.

This is a book in which poetry expressing the tenderest affection is happily conjunct with likenesses, most dextrously limned, of the fairest and foremost cats at Her Majesty's court. All are clothed in the latest Florentine fashion, calles 'Renaissance', the lady cats in dainty ruffs and bodices of gleaming silk, wondrously embroidered, all adorned with lace of the finest filigree and costly jewels; the gentlemen exquisite in velvet. Yet here is no vulgar display; for these are highborn felines, gracious and courtly, the very flower of English cathood, whose bearing alone betokens their nobility; each clear gaze carrying the 'speechless message' that Her Majesty's court is the finest in christendom, surpassing even that of Spain.

Three comedies are accompanied by a critical analyses of the plays

A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that King Henry VI Part 1 is a prequel, a free-standing piece that returns for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its audience. The play's ingenious use of stage space is closely analysed, as is its manipulation of a series of setpiece combats to give a coherent syntax of action. Discussion of the dramatic structure created by the opposing figures of Talbot and Jeanne la Pucelle, and exploration of the critical controversies surrounding the figure of Jeanne, lead to a reflection on the nature of the history play as genre in the 1590s.

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Shakespeare is the greatest writer on love - of all time. He is wise and witty, he has ridiculous sense of fun, yet he captures such depth of feeling. His words are timeless. Whether you are head over heels in love or your heart is breaking, he captures the feeling. Bound in antiqued gold, with fine paintings, this collection makes a very special gift.

Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Indeed, for 250 years - until early this century - it was performed with grand operatic additions set to baroque music. In his introduction Nicholas Brooke relates the play's changing fortunes to changes within society and the theatre and investigates the sources of its enduring appeal. He examines its many layers of illusion and interprets its linguistic turns and echoes, arguing that the earliest surviving text is an adaptation, perhaps carried out by Shakespeare himself in collaboration with Thoma

Hamlet is arguably one of the greatest plays ever written; it has been staged countless times, adapted into movies, and inspired thousands of artist--but let's face it..if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books and apps have been used and trusted by millions of students worldwide. Plain and Simple English books, let you see both the original and the modern text (modern text is underneath in italics)--so you can enjoy Shakespeare, but have help if you get stuck on a passage.