As we approach the four-hundredth anniversary of his death, his reputation as one of the greatest writers in the English language is undeniable - except by those who attribute his works to other writers. AUTHOR: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) needs little introduction.
It also includes Shakespeare's Sonnets, as well as his longer poems 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of Lucrece'. This volume is a reprint of the Shakespeare Head Press edition, and it presents all the plays in chronological order in which they were written.
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 history plays and the comedies such as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Taming of the Shrew' and 'As You Like It' with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of 'Hamlet', William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time.
The attractive one-column layout includes modern, on-page glossaries designed for twenty-first century readers and new editorial stage directions clearly distinguished from Folio directions.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. This gorgeous edition includes quality paper and clear fonts and a ribbon marker. The newly revised, wonderfully authoritative First Folio of Shakespeare's Complete Works, edited by acclaimed Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen and endorsed by the world-famous Royal Shakespeare CompanyĬombining cutting-edge textual editing, superb annotations and commentary, a readable design, and bonus features for students, theater professionals, and general readers, this landmark edition sets a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century and features 48 pages of new material.Įdited by a brilliant team of "younger generation" Shakespearean scholars from the First Folio originally assembled by Shakespeare's own acting company, this edition of the Complete Works corrects centuries of errors and textual variations that have evolved since the book's publication in 1623.
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