The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
WILLIAM
With 28 illustrations
Why has the work of this modest Elizabethan actor and playwright survived when plays of writers with many more literary pretensions have been forgotten? It is because, even for the modern reader, Shakespeare's wit, immediacy of action, lively plots, and subtle characterizations made him infinitely accessible and continually captivating.
Here, in the distinguished series of Avenel classics, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is presented for everyone who has always wanted to own everything the great master has written. Complete with many rare, beautifully evocative illustrations, in an attractive, easy-to-read format, this splendid volume will bring Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays as close as a nearby bookshelf, so that literary connoisseurs and neophytes alike can enjoy the light and whimsical comedies, the stirring histories, and the profound and cathartic tragedies.
Now, between these two... Tovább

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
WILLIAM
With 28 illustrations
Why has the work of this modest Elizabethan actor and playwright survived when plays of writers with many more literary pretensions have been forgotten? It is because, even for the modern reader, Shakespeare's wit, immediacy of action, lively plots, and subtle characterizations made him infinitely accessible and continually captivating.
Here, in the distinguished series of Avenel classics, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is presented for everyone who has always wanted to own everything the great master has written. Complete with many rare, beautifully evocative illustrations, in an attractive, easy-to-read format, this splendid volume will bring Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays as close as a nearby bookshelf, so that literary connoisseurs and neophytes alike can enjoy the light and whimsical comedies, the stirring histories, and the profound and cathartic tragedies.
Now, between these two covers, readers may find such comedic treasures as the delightful verbal sparring between Petruchio and Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew; the Fairy Queen Titania's stormy relationship with Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream; and the determined avoidance of love by the madcap lovers Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. In the history plays are to be found such gems as the malevolent brilliance of the scheming Richard III; the rousing
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spectacle of Henry V leading his victorious army into France; and wayward young Prince Hal's hilarious encounters with the farcical figure of Falstaff in Henry IV, First Part.
But it is only in the tragedies that Shakespeare brings to bear the full force of his dramatic instinct and penetrating psychological insight, revealing to the reader how man in his infinitely complex existence struggles between the opposing forces of good and evil. Here is Hamlet, the heroic Dane, unable to avenge his father's murder, riddled by indecision and self-doubt; Macbeth, the king whose vaulting ambition leads him to ruin; King Lear, who is blinded by appearances and, consequently, blind to reality; and Romeo and Juliet, wherein the "star-cross'd lovers" are led into a tangled web of family antagonisms, murder, and eventual suicide. Here too are Shakespeare's lyrical and lovely sonnets, including the superb "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day.^"
This elegant edition of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare will be treasured by anyone who loves great literature, exciting drama, and incomparable poetry. It is a testament to man's ability to reach the pinnacle of creative self-expression —these very pages of "powerful rhyme" shall outlive (as the immortal poet said) "marble" and "the gilded monuments of princes," and all who revere Shakespeare's work will applaud both the sentiment and this book. Vissza