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Henry V Henry V
Автор: Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 2013
   Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.
 
The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice
Автор: Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   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 problematic to categorize. The vilification of Shylock 'the Jew' can be very uncomfortable for a post-holocaust audience, and debates continue as to whether Shakespeare's portrayal of this complex man is sympathetic or anti-semitic. A exacting and controversial comedy, The Merchant of Venice explores prejudice and the true nature of justice.
 
Othello Othello
Автор: Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 195 Дата загрузки: 06 мая 2014
   This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona's love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious lago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist. The play raises uncomfortable questions about ongoing questions of not only racial identity but also sexuality, as Othello and Desdemona's sexual relationship becomes the voyeuristic site of lago's attempt to destroy them.
 
Twelfth Night Twelfth Night
Автор: Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   Separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy to serve the Duke of Illyria. Wooing a countess on his behalf, she is stunned to find herself the object of his beloved's affections. With the arrival of Viola's brother, and a trick played upon Malvolio, the countess' steward, confusion reigns in this romantic comedy of mistaken identity. The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of Twelfth Night, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences.
 
Works of Shakespeare 3 book set (количество томов: 3) Works of Shakespeare 3 book set (количество томов: 3)
Автор: Жанр: Geddes&Grosset Издательство: Geddes&Grosset Год: 2007 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 2009
   Each volume is hardback with quarter binding and foil blocking on spine and is beautifully illustrated throughout. Each play includes an introduction and notes to aid the reader and the plays are organised by theme in three volumes. Volume I covers Shakepseare's comedies and also includes an essay on the genius of Shakespeare. Volume II includes the tragedies and Volume III includes the historical plays along with Shakespeare's poetry and a very useful glossary to help the reader. The three volumes are presented in a slipcase to make a very attractive set which not only covers the complete works of Shakespeare but includes additional material to inform and enlighten the reader and make these classic works more accessible.
 
Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing
Автор: Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 2013
   A vivacious woman and a high-spirited man both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, they begin to question whether their witty banter and sharp-tongued repartee conceals something deeper. Schemes abound, misunderstandings proliferate and matches are eventually made in this sparkling and irresistible comedy.
 
King Lear King Lear
Автор: Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him. When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened.
 
Sonnets Sonnets
Автор: Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 2013
   INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER. Shakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar — Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? — others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.
 
As You Like It As You Like It
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players'. Featuring Rosalind, one of Shakespeare's most likeable and strong female protagonists, As You Like It is a comedic play centred around concealed identity, love, exile and artifice. Banished from the court by her uncle, Rosalind flees to the forest with her cousin Celia and her jester, joining her already exiled father, and disguising herself as a boy. In the guise of a young man, she instructs her would-be lover Orlando in the ways of love and in doing so allows Shakespeare to explore the dynamics of the city and the country as well as the sexual politics of the time.
 
Hamlet Hamlet
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in it'. Considered one of Shakespeare's most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation, his troubled relationship with his mother comes to the fore, as do the paradoxes in his personality. A play of carefully crafted conflict and tragedy, Shakespeare's intricate dialogue continues to fascinate audiences to this day.
 
Henry IV: Part 1 and part 2 Henry IV: Part 1 and part 2
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The better part of valour is discretion'. King Henry IV's son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company. However, when the kingdom is threatened, Prince Harry shows his true worth and heroism and begins a journey of transformation from layabout to noble leader.
 
Henry V Henry V
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!' Henry V is the final and most celebrated play of Shakespeare's 'history plays'. Prince Harry reigns over England after the death of his father King Henry IV, uniting his country with his valiant leadership in the face of war against France. Featuring one of the most rousing and infamous speeches ever written by Shakespeare, Henry V remains one of his most powerful plays.
 
King Lear King Lear
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!' Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king's demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters. It is Cordelia, the third and only daughter who refuses to flatter her father to deceive, who is banished from the kingdom, leading to dramatic and tumultuous events.
 
A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 112 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'My Oberon! what visions have I seen! Methought I was enamoured of an ass'. When four young lovers flee from Athens and become lost in an enchanted wood, they stumble into a fairy world where King Oberon, and Queen Titania, are feuding over ownership of a young Indian prince. Seeking his revenge on Titania, Oberon and his servant Puck begin a magical, yet farcical chain of events where all become interwoven in a comedic and mischievous play about the difficulties of love.
 
Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceabl'. One of Shakespeare's most witty and enjoyable comedies, Much Ado About Nothing is a play that explores courtship, romance and marriage through a number of relationships. Most famously, that of the irrepressible Beatrice and Benedick as they trade their wits against one another, criticising the notion or marriage, yet slowly falling in love with one another as they do so.
 
Othello Othello
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on'. Dramatic and powerful in its scope, Othello explores the perils of suspicion and jealousy and the ensuing breakdown of relationships and disaster that can arise from such emotions. Othello, a revered soldier, secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian senator, but is led to believe that she has been unfaithful to him by his ensign, Iago, leading to tragic events.
 
Richard II Richard II
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 августа 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Bear you well in this new spring of time, Lest you be cropp'd before you come to prime'. King Richard II rules England in a wasteful and short-sighted way, spending money unwisely and selecting his counselors foolishly. His manner ostracises him from his people and his country and it's not long before both commoners and noblemen feel Richard has gone too far. When Richard seizes land that rightfully belongs to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke retaliates by invading England while Richard is at war in Ireland. More popular with the commoners, Henry is eventually crowned King Henry IV. One of Shakespeare's 'history plays', Richard II explores the notion of the shadow that is cast over a king's reign if the throne is gained in underhand ways.
 
Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night'. Arguably the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet continues to touch modern audiences with its passionate depiction of the tragic romance between two young lovers. With a bitter feud between their respective families, Romeo and Juliet's love is troubled from the start, and through their relationship, Shakespeare shows the fine line between love, hatred, comedy and tragedy.
 
The Tempest The Tempest
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 112 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'We are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep'. Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge on the injustice dealt to him by his brother, but in doing so, Shakespeare questions the difficulty of distinguishing 'men' from 'monsters', and the realities of justice.
 
Twelfth Night Twelfth Night
Автор: Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 2013
   HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die'. A comedic romance of mistaken identity, Twelfth Night begins with a shipwreck, splitting up Viola and her twin brother, Sebastian. Alone in a strange land, Viola disguises herself as a male servant, Cesario, in order to work for the Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but it is Cesario that Olivia falls for. A farcical tale of misplaced love, confusion, gender-swapping and aspiration, Twelfth Night remains one of Shakespeare's best-loved and inventive comedies.
 

 

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