Amusing and tragic by turn Sinclair Lewis s classic novel is a biting satire o...Amusing and tragic by turn Sinclair Lewis s classic novel is a biting satire of middle-American values whose title has entered the language as a byword for smug complacency conformity and materialism and whose suburban targets are still much in...more
Selected by Gwyn Jones--the eminent Celtic scholar--for their excellence and v...Selected by Gwyn Jones--the eminent Celtic scholar--for their excellence and variety these nine Icelandic sagas include Hen-Thorir The Vapnfjord Men Thorstein Staff-Struck Hrafnkel the Priest of Frey Thidrandi whom the Goddesses Slew Authun and the...more
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Sparkling with the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedicts Much Ado Abou...Sparkling with the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedicts Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare s most enjoyable and theatrically successful comedies. This edition offers a newly edited text and an exceptionally helpful and critically...more
As flies to wanton boys are we to th gods: They kill us for their sport. Set i...As flies to wanton boys are we to th gods: They kill us for their sport. Set in the recesses of British antiquity King Lear broods on gift-giving gratitude service and love; the bonds that sustain human life within families communities and the...more
One of Shakespeare s most rollicking and beloved comedies The Taming of the Sh...One of Shakespeare s most rollicking and beloved comedies The Taming of the Shrew was also one of his earliest probably written about 1592. The introduction to this edition offers a full and original consideration of the play s textual problems a...more
Usually classified as a problem comedy All s Well that Ends Well is a psycholo...Usually classified as a problem comedy All s Well that Ends Well is a psychologically disturbing presentation of an aggressive designing woman and a reluctant husband wooed by trickery. In her introduction Susan Snyder makes the play s clashing...more
Featuring one of Shakespeare s most complex histories this revised and repacka...Featuring one of Shakespeare s most complex histories this revised and repackaged edition includes an updated bibliography suggested references stage and film history of the play and an overview of Shakespeare s life. Young Adult. The most famous of...more
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Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare s plays in the modern ...Twelfth Night is one of the most popular of Shakespeare s plays in the modern theatre and this edition places particular emphasis on its theatrical qualities throughout. Peopled with lovers misled either by disguises or their own natures it combines...more
It is required You do awake your faith Variously seen as a romance a comedy an...It is required You do awake your faith Variously seen as a romance a comedy and a tragic fairytale The Winter s Tale is a radical experiment with genre character and storytelling towards the end of Shakespeare s career as a playwright. Addressing...more
The introduction includes an examination of the Quarto and texts and of the re...The introduction includes an examination of the Quarto and texts and of the relationship between them; a critical discussion of the play s historical and literary sources; an examination of conflicting critical attitudes to the play and of its...more
It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have...It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect the overall reading...more
Based on Chaucer s Knight s Tale The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end ...Based on Chaucer s Knight s Tale The Two Noble Kinsmen was written at the end of Shakespeare s career as a collaboration with the rising young dramatist John Fletcher. Neglected until recently by directors and teachers the play deserves to be better...more
A Midsummer Night s Dream is perhaps Shakespeare s most popular play particula...A Midsummer Night s Dream is perhaps Shakespeare s most popular play particularly as a first introduction to Shakespeare for children--filled as it is with a marvelous mixture of aristocrats workers and fairies. Simple and engaging on the surface it...more