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Description:Preface; J.BateGeneral Introduction; J.BateA User's GuidePreliminary pages of the First FolioForeword; M.Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare CompanyWILLIAM COMPLETE WORKSFor each playIndividual introduction by Jonathan BateOn-page footnote gloss which explains unfamiliar or obsolete words and classical, biblical or contemporary references where WS assumes audience knowledgeAppendices of any significant passages that are not in First Folio'Key Facts' box plot summary, major roles, date, linguistic medium, sources, textual notesCOMEDIESThe TempestThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Merry Wives of WindsorMeasure for MeasureThe Comedy of ErrorsMuch Ado about NothingLove's Labour's LostA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Merchant of VeniceAs You Like ItThe Taming of the ShrewAll's Well that Ends WellTwelfth Night, or What You WillThe Winter's TaleHISTORIESThe Life and Death of King JohnThe Life and Death of King Richard the SecondThe First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry surnamed HotspurThe Second Part of Henry the Fourth, containing his Death and the Coronation of King Henry the FifthThe Life of Henry the FifthThe First Part of Henry the SixthThe Second Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Good Duke HumphreyThe Third Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Duke of YorkThe Tragedy of Richard the Third, with the Landing of Earl Richmond and the Battle at Bosworth FieldThe Famous History of the Life of King Henry the EighthTRAGEDIESThe Tragedy of Troilus and CressidaThe Tragedy of CoriolanusThe Lamentable Tragedy of Titus AndronicusThe Tragedy of Romeo and JulietThe Life of Timon of AthensThe Tragedy of Julius CaesarThe Tragedy of MacbethThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkThe Tragedy of King LearThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceThe Tragedy of Antony and CleopatraThe Tragedy of CymbelinePLAYS NOT IN THE FIRST FOLIOPericles, Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare and George WilkinsThe Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John FletcherPOEMS AND SONNETSVenus and AdonisThe Rape of Lucrece'Let the bird of loudest lay' (also known as 'The Phoenix and Turtle')'To the Queen'Shakespeare's SonnetsA Scene from Sir Thomas More(Introduction, transcription and modernized text by Eric Rasmussen)CHARTSShakespeare's A Conjectural ChronologyKings and Queens of from the History Plays to Shakespeare's LifetimeThe Houses of Lancaster and A GenealogyThe history behind the a chronologyThe history behind the a chronologyAlphabetical Index of Plays and Poems'This is a glorious edition of one of the world's most important books. It's the essential reference book for anyone who's ever been in love, felt jealousy, hatred, or desire. All human life is here — and every home should have one.'-Dame Judi Dench'A splendid edition … the general introduction is among the best 50-page guides to Shakespeare you could hope to find, while the short essays prefixed to each play are informative, thought-provoking and humane. Marginal notes help readers imagine what's happening onstage … the RSC's edition allows you to lose yourself in the wonder of the works.'-Dr Colin Burrow, Oxford University'A triumphant addition to our times.'-Fiona Shaw, The Times'The scholarly apparatus is discreet, elegant and pertinent. For each play, we get brief accounts of plots, dates and sources … footnotes are found snugly and legibly at the bottom of each page … there is a universe to be found in these the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy … an edition full of endless fascination.'-Tom Deveson, Times Educational Supplement'Bate's general introduction to Shakespeare's life, stage and reputation is superb, and the short introductions to individual works are among the best of their kind available … they manage to speak about what really matters about the plays.'-Professor Michael Dobson, London Review of Books'Excellent, succinct notes and introductions to each play.'-John Carey, Sunday Times'Outstanding … Jonathan Bate writes with as much elegance as insight about the making of theatre and the creation of the plays … an impeccably informative introduction gives a comprehensive theatrical, social, political and biographical context to the plays … exemplary notes at the foot of each page translate verbal and topical obscurities … for actors and directors it will be incomparably useful, but for any curious reader of Shakespeare's plays it provides an invaluable guide to reading them not as novels o...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Complete Works. To get started finding Complete Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 2486

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Macmillan

Release: 2015

ISBN: 0230200958

Description: Preface; J.BateGeneral Introduction; J.BateA User's GuidePreliminary pages of the First FolioForeword; M.Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare CompanyWILLIAM COMPLETE WORKSFor each playIndividual introduction by Jonathan BateOn-page footnote gloss which explains unfamiliar or obsolete words and classical, biblical or contemporary references where WS assumes audience knowledgeAppendices of any significant passages that are not in First Folio'Key Facts' box plot summary, major roles, date, linguistic medium, sources, textual notesCOMEDIESThe TempestThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Merry Wives of WindsorMeasure for MeasureThe Comedy of ErrorsMuch Ado about NothingLove's Labour's LostA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Merchant of VeniceAs You Like ItThe Taming of the ShrewAll's Well that Ends WellTwelfth Night, or What You WillThe Winter's TaleHISTORIESThe Life and Death of King JohnThe Life and Death of King Richard the SecondThe First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry surnamed HotspurThe Second Part of Henry the Fourth, containing his Death and the Coronation of King Henry the FifthThe Life of Henry the FifthThe First Part of Henry the SixthThe Second Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Good Duke HumphreyThe Third Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Duke of YorkThe Tragedy of Richard the Third, with the Landing of Earl Richmond and the Battle at Bosworth FieldThe Famous History of the Life of King Henry the EighthTRAGEDIESThe Tragedy of Troilus and CressidaThe Tragedy of CoriolanusThe Lamentable Tragedy of Titus AndronicusThe Tragedy of Romeo and JulietThe Life of Timon of AthensThe Tragedy of Julius CaesarThe Tragedy of MacbethThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkThe Tragedy of King LearThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceThe Tragedy of Antony and CleopatraThe Tragedy of CymbelinePLAYS NOT IN THE FIRST FOLIOPericles, Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare and George WilkinsThe Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John FletcherPOEMS AND SONNETSVenus and AdonisThe Rape of Lucrece'Let the bird of loudest lay' (also known as 'The Phoenix and Turtle')'To the Queen'Shakespeare's SonnetsA Scene from Sir Thomas More(Introduction, transcription and modernized text by Eric Rasmussen)CHARTSShakespeare's A Conjectural ChronologyKings and Queens of from the History Plays to Shakespeare's LifetimeThe Houses of Lancaster and A GenealogyThe history behind the a chronologyThe history behind the a chronologyAlphabetical Index of Plays and Poems'This is a glorious edition of one of the world's most important books. It's the essential reference book for anyone who's ever been in love, felt jealousy, hatred, or desire. All human life is here — and every home should have one.'-Dame Judi Dench'A splendid edition … the general introduction is among the best 50-page guides to Shakespeare you could hope to find, while the short essays prefixed to each play are informative, thought-provoking and humane. Marginal notes help readers imagine what's happening onstage … the RSC's edition allows you to lose yourself in the wonder of the works.'-Dr Colin Burrow, Oxford University'A triumphant addition to our times.'-Fiona Shaw, The Times'The scholarly apparatus is discreet, elegant and pertinent. For each play, we get brief accounts of plots, dates and sources … footnotes are found snugly and legibly at the bottom of each page … there is a universe to be found in these the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy … an edition full of endless fascination.'-Tom Deveson, Times Educational Supplement'Bate's general introduction to Shakespeare's life, stage and reputation is superb, and the short introductions to individual works are among the best of their kind available … they manage to speak about what really matters about the plays.'-Professor Michael Dobson, London Review of Books'Excellent, succinct notes and introductions to each play.'-John Carey, Sunday Times'Outstanding … Jonathan Bate writes with as much elegance as insight about the making of theatre and the creation of the plays … an impeccably informative introduction gives a comprehensive theatrical, social, political and biographical context to the plays … exemplary notes at the foot of each page translate verbal and topical obscurities … for actors and directors it will be incomparably useful, but for any curious reader of Shakespeare's plays it provides an invaluable guide to reading them not as novels o...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Complete Works. To get started finding Complete Works, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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