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Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's dark comedy about human sexuality, in which a woman is forced to choose between her brother's life and her chastity; includes an overview of Shakespeare's life and times, as well as source information, dramatic criticism, a stage and screen history, and recommended readings on the play.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. Another feature of this series includes dramatic criticism from the past and present: Commentaries by Nicholas Rowe, William Hazlitt, Edgar Elmer Stoll, Linda Bamber, Alexander Leggart, and Robert Smallwood. Special...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of a melancholy that he cannot explain. His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. In Belmont, Portia expresses sadness over the terms of her father's will, which stipulates that she must marry the man who correctly chooses one of three caskets. None of Portia's current suitors are to her liking, and she and her lady-in-waiting,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother, and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. This edition includes Shakespeare's sources for the play, dramatic criticism from past and present, and a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of the play.
10) The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra: with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Presents the text of Shakespeare's tragedy of power and love, and includes an overview of the playwright's life, world, and theater; a selection of dramatic criticism; a stage and screen history; and a list of recommended readings.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's great tragedy tells of the lord Macbeth, who plots to assume the throne of Scotland by murdering the king. This edition includes the play's source material from Holinshed, along with critical essays on the play, past and present.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived "Othello"--Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's "Hecatommithi."
14) The tragedy of Richard the Third: with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
The text of the play about England's Richard III whose ascension to the throne was marked with murder and treachery, as well as criticism and discussion of Shakespeare's life and theater.
15) The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: with a new and updated critical essays and a reviwed bibliography
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
The Signet Classic Shakespeare series contains the preeminent mass market books of the complete works of Shakespeare. This reissue features a new overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, an updated Bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history.
20) Coriolanus
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Language
English
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Description
Rome is a city divided, nobility and common-people locked in mutual suspicion. The patrician Caius Marcius, later called Coriolanus, is Rome's greatest soldier, but his proud refusal to accommodate himself to the demands of the plebians leads to banishment and death.
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