Best Shakespeare Dramas & Plays
Arm yourself with this volume from the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare , including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies and all the poems and sonnets of the world's most influential writer. His extant works include some collaboration, consisting of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One of the greatest wordsmiths in existence, and a terrific source of imagination and plot."
"3 Stars for the poor typesetting and a very odd looking table of contents and very difficult navigation on Kindle."
"This was a pretty weary copy of the works."
"not pulp cut,high quality paperback ill be back."
"For the love of Mike - it is WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE for crying out sakes., He is wonderful."
"To read a particular play that's a comedy or history (or any of the sonnets)--in other words, 75% of the book--you have to click onto the last "chapter" listed--Titus Andronicus--and page through to find the work you're looking for."
"This is a collection of illegible photocopies."
The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play. -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play. -Scene-by-scene plot summaries. -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases. -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language. -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play. -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books. -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Admittedly, perhaps like most people, I have not read Shakespeare since high school, lo' those many decades ago. But the principle geo-political concern in Othello is the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, an event which reoccurred since my high school days. The political leadership in Venice recruited Othello, a dark-skinned Muslim, to defend their interests in Cyprus, and defeat the Turks. Nature proves to be the best ally of Venice, and a Mediterranean storm sinks most of the Turkish fleet. The "dropped handkerchief" is a key tool that Iago deliberately uses to turn Othello first against his lieutenant, Cassio, and then against his wife, the actually faithful, Desdemona. Certainly there is another key one, the relationship between men and women, and Emilia, wife of Iago, is the spokesperson for some remarkably modern views on the subject; in ways she is a Hedda Gabler, centuries earlier. In her own words: "'Tis not a year or two shows us a man; They are all but stomachs and we all but food; They eat us hungrily, and when they are full; They belch us.""
"As for myself I give myself time to get into the story or play because even reading the first ten pages sometimes doesn’t describe his intent or motivation behind the story. There are several issues acted out throughout the story which keeps the reader focused in many revelations as Othello is manipulated along the way. Than Othello begins to feel he has been cheated out of money and confronts Iago, one of his militant soldier’s and master villain in the story, and Iago weasels is way out of the issue in a cunning way. The person is Lieutenant Cassion another soldier of the militant has no idea what Iago’s evil mind can invoke until later in the play. Little by little he has Othello believing his wife has betrayed him for another man."
""He poisons the mind, and blinds the eyes" Another outstanding work of the master William Shakespeare."
"Folger also includes a handy selection of quotable Hamlet which is a welcome edition to a class."
Hamlet : An UPDATED EDITION from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Research emerita at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Consulting Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly , and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and their editing. He is a general editor of the New Variorum Shakespeare and author of Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare and of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Admittedly, perhaps like most people, I have not read Shakespeare since high school, lo' those many decades ago. But the principle geo-political concern in Othello is the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, an event which reoccurred since my high school days. The political leadership in Venice recruited Othello, a dark-skinned Muslim, to defend their interests in Cyprus, and defeat the Turks. Nature proves to be the best ally of Venice, and a Mediterranean storm sinks most of the Turkish fleet. The "dropped handkerchief" is a key tool that Iago deliberately uses to turn Othello first against his lieutenant, Cassio, and then against his wife, the actually faithful, Desdemona. Certainly there is another key one, the relationship between men and women, and Emilia, wife of Iago, is the spokesperson for some remarkably modern views on the subject; in ways she is a Hedda Gabler, centuries earlier. In her own words: "'Tis not a year or two shows us a man; They are all but stomachs and we all but food; They eat us hungrily, and when they are full; They belch us.""
"As for myself I give myself time to get into the story or play because even reading the first ten pages sometimes doesn’t describe his intent or motivation behind the story. There are several issues acted out throughout the story which keeps the reader focused in many revelations as Othello is manipulated along the way. Than Othello begins to feel he has been cheated out of money and confronts Iago, one of his militant soldier’s and master villain in the story, and Iago weasels is way out of the issue in a cunning way. The person is Lieutenant Cassion another soldier of the militant has no idea what Iago’s evil mind can invoke until later in the play. Little by little he has Othello believing his wife has betrayed him for another man."
""He poisons the mind, and blinds the eyes" Another outstanding work of the master William Shakespeare."
"Folger also includes a handy selection of quotable Hamlet which is a welcome edition to a class."
Best Shakespeare Literary Criticism
Featuring an informative introduction on Shakespearean wit, and notes on which terms were coined or only used once by the author in his work, this delightful book will sharpen the tongue of Shakespeare fans and insult aficionados without much further ado. If you spend enough time on the Internet, someone's going to purposely insult you, probably in boring old four-letter fashion. Or you can break out the spiral bound Shakespeare Insult Generator and mix and match the bard's words to your nefarious purposes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Oh my goodness, this is the funniest thing ever!"
"This small notebook/book given as a gift to a Shakespeare word lover ... a lot of laughs and fun."
"It's a great way to insult someone whilst confusing them at the same time."
"I bought this as a gift for my sister."
"As a high school English teacher, I had fun introducing Shakespeare's insults to my seniors, before they read Macbeth.They enjoyed flipping through the book and coming up with new names to call each other!"
"It is smaller than I thought it would be - more of a stocking stuffer gift."
"Each word comes with a definition of what that word means, and you can get some colorful combinations!"
"Fun gag gift."