In their introduction to this play, the editors show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative....

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving...

"The Merchant of Venice" is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex figure of the money lender, Shylock. The play was described as a comedy in the First Folio but its modern audiences find it more...

"Romeo and Juliet: Discover Primary & Early Years" ist eine Adaption von Shakespeares klassischem Drama, die speziell für junge Leser und Anfänger des Theaterspiels entwickelt wurde. Das Buch erzählt die tragische Liebesgeschichte von...

A completely new modern-spelling edition of all of Shakespeare's plays and poems, edited afresh from the original texts. With extensive introductions and on-page notes, it gives students and theatre-lovers the very best resources to...

Love in Shakespeare Five Stories+cd New von Shakespeare, William

A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and widely performed across the world, is now available as a Norton Critical Edition. Included are a preface, critical essay and explanatory annotations by...

»Othello« war schon bei seiner Uraufführung 1604 ein großer Erfolg und gehört bis heute zu den beliebtesten Stücken Shakespeares. Wie kein anderes ruft es beim Zuschauer spontane Reaktionen hervor. Jagos Auftritte sind in der...

Macbeth (Collins Classics) von Shakespeare, William

"König Heinrich VI" von William Shakespeare ist eine historische Trilogie, die den tumultartigen Verlauf der englischen Geschichte während der Herrschaft von König Heinrich VI. beleuchtet. Die drei Teile des Dramas schildern den...

This second edition of Othello has a new, illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson, which addresses such key issues as race, religion and gender, as well as looking at ways in which the play has been adapted...

Polixenes is visiting the kingdom of Sicilia, and is enjoying catching up with his old friend. However, after nine months, Polixenes yearns to return to his own kingdom to tend to affairs and see his son. Leontes desperately attempts to...