The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare's most fully realized tragicomedy, noted for the richness and complexity of its poetry. Though the title may suggest an escapist fantasy, recent criticism has seen in the play a profoundly realistic...

The Merry Wives of Windsor, edited by George Van Santvoord. With Notes and Appendices: "Sources for the Play," "The History of the Play," "Suggestions for Collateral Reading," "The Text of the Present Edition," and "Index of Words...

Reproduction of the original. von Shakespeare, William

William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of...

Padua has many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister Kate is wed. Is any man up to the challenge? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. His tough-love transformation of...

Like almost every good Shakespearean tragedy, King Lear packs a lot into the story: love, revenge, murder and, of course, scandal! What's not to love! If only it wasn't so...Shakespeare sounding!It's not that Shakespeare is a bad...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by...

William Shakespeares »Ein Sommernachtstraum« gehört zu den meistgespielten Werken. Im Mittelpunkt der Komödie steht die Hochzeit eines Herrscherpaares, flankiert von Liebeswirren, Intrigen und geheimnisvollen Naturwesen. von Shakespeare,...

This is a collection of all 37 of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies and historical plays in a leatherbound edition. Also features his complete poetry. von Shakespeare, William

Includes the story with less dialogue for a fast-paced read. It's 11th century Scotland. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is one of King Duncan's greatest war captains. Upon returning from a battle with the rebellious Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth...

William Shakespeares berühmte Tragödie »Hamlet« erschien erstmals Anfang des 17. Jahrhunderts. Das Theaterstück, das in Dänemark spielt, erzählt, wie Prinz Hamlet Rache an seinem Onkel Claudius übt, der Hamlets Vater, den König, ermordet...

Venedig zur Zeit der Dogenherrschaft: Die schöne Desdemona hat den dunkelhäutigen Feldherrn Othello geheiratet - heimlich und ohne Wissen ihres Vaters. Als dies herauskommt, bringen sich einige Leute gegen Othello in Stellung: allen...