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This edition includes freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play, with full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, and a key to famous lines and passages that make the Bard come to life for all readers.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.Hamlet is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". It was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime and still ranks among his most performed, topping the performance list of the Royal Shakespeare Company and its predecessors in Stratford-upon-Avon since 1879. It has inspired many other writers-from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Charles Dickens to James Joyce and Iris Murdoch-and has been described as "the world's most filmed story after Cinderella".The story of Shakespeare's Hamlet was derived from the legend of Amleth, preserved by 13th-century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum, as subsequently retold by the 16th-century scholar François de Belleforest. Shakespeare may also have drawn on an earlier Elizabethan play known today as the Ur-Hamlet, though some scholars believe Shakespeare wrote the Ur-Hamlet, later revising it to create the version of Hamlet that exists today. He almost certainly wrote his version of the title role for his fellow actor, Richard Burbage, the leading tragedian of Shakespeare's time. In the 400 years since its inception, the role has been performed by numerous highly acclaimed actors in each successive century.

Features a duke who is so anxious about the decline in the moral quality of his subjects' lives that he temporarily removes himself from the government of his city-state and deputizes a member of his administration.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man.The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion,[1] with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio.

La Fameuse Histoire de la vie du roi Henri le huitième (The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth) est l'une des dernières pièces écrites par William Shakespeare en collaboration avec John Fletcher, basée sur la vie d'Henri VIII d'Angleterre.Un autre titre All Is True est répertorié dans les documents de l'époque ; le titre Henry VIII n'apparaît que dix ans plus tard, lors de la publication de la pièce dans le Premier Folio en 1623. C'est d'ailleurs sous le titre All Is True que la pièce est publiée dans The Oxford Shakespeare. The Complete Works.Pendant l'une des premières représentations, l'après-midi du 29 juin 1613, la bourre enflammée d'un canon de théâtre, utilisé pour des effets spéciaux, a mis le feu au toit du théâtre du Globe qui était couvert de chaume, provoquant l'incendie de tout le bâtiment. L'accident est relaté dans une lettre du 2 juillet par Sir Henry Wotton, ambassadeur à Venise qui se trouvait alors à Londres. Selon une autre source, le théâtre était noir de monde, qui venait voir une pièce « qui n'avait été jouée que deux ou trois fois auparavant ». Personne ne fut blessé, sauf un homme légèrement brûlé en sauvant un enfant qui aurait péri dans les flammes sans son intervention.

La Vie et la Mort du roi Jean (The Life and Death of King John) est une pièce de théâtre de William Shakespeare évoquant le règne (1199-1216) de Jean d'Angleterre.La première représentation est attestée en 1598. On situe l'écriture de la pièce entre 1593 et 1596. Certains la voient antérieure à 15912. Elle pourrait s'inspirer de The Troublesome Reign of King John, pièce attribuée à Christopher Marlowe ou George Peele, mais l'antériorité de celle-ci est controversée.

Comme il vous plaira (As You Like It) est une comédie de William Shakespeare écrite en 1599, initialement publiée dans le Premier Folio, en 1623. Les circonstances de la première représentation sont incertaines, l'une des possibilités envisagées serait à Wilton House, en 1603. La pièce est notamment connue pour le monologue de Jaques, commençant par All the world's a stage.PrésentationL'héroïne Rosalinde se réfugie dans la forêt des Ardennes, accompagnée de sa cousine Célia, fuyant la cour de son oncle, dans la quête de trouver la sécurité et, éventuellement, l'amour. Elles sont amenées à rencontrer différents personnages, notamment Jacques, voyageur mélancolique présent dans plusieurs pièces de Shakespeare, et dont le discours "All the world's a stage" est très connu.Réception de la pièceLa réception critique de la pièce est diverse : certains critiques trouvent que cette pièce est mineure en comparaison d'autres oeuvres de Shakespeare, mais d'autres lui portent une grande estime. Elle est l'une des pièces favorites du public et est souvent adaptée à la radio, au cinéma et en comédie musicale. Des actrices célèbres ont interprété le rôle de Rosalinde, sur scène et à l'écran, notamment Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Rebecca Hall, Helen Mirren, et Patti LuPone, tandis qu'Alan Rickman, Stephen Spinella, Kevin Kline et Stephen Dillane tenaient le rôle de Jacques.

This edition of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" reprints the Bevington edition of the play accompanied by four sets of primary documents and illustrations thematically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeare's work within that culture. The texts, including facsimiles of period documents, conduct literature, county records, reports of court entertainments, and Queen Elizabeth's speeches, contextualize the play's treatment of popular and royal festivity, communities of women (including Amazons, gossips, and nuns), marriage expectations, and the supernatural. Editorial features designed to help students read the play in light of the historical documents include an intelligent and engaging general introduction, an introduction to each thematic group of documents, thorough headnotes and glosses for the primary documents (presented in modern spelling), and an extensive bibliography.

"With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies"--Cover.

This teaching edition of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew reprints the Bevington edition of the play, and is accompanied by four sets of primary documents and illustrations the matically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeare's work within that culture. The texts include facsimiles of period documents, excerpts of conduct literature on marriage and on wife and servant beating, sermons, popular ballads, literary works offering alternative endings to Shakespeare's play, and documents on women's legal status. The primary documents contextualize the play's treatment of assertive women, marital conflict, and domestic disorder and violence.

Hamlet foi provavelmente escrita entre 1599 e 1602, mas não há até hoje uma data comprovada da gênese deste clássico da dramaturgia. Tendo como cenário a Dinamarca, mais precisamente o castelo de Elsinor, esta peça traz sua versão do destino do príncipe Hamlet, obrigado a empreender um drástico ato de revanche contra seu tio, para vingar a morte do pai. Adaptada pelo escritor Júlio Emílio Braz, o texto considerado a joia da coroa de uma carreira teatral triunfante, é daqueles para ser lido e relido inúmeras vezes.

Uma divertida comedia em que Shakespeare une amor e dinheiro na Veneza do século XVI. Para ajudar o amigo Bassânio, o comerciante Antônio faz um empréstimo com Shylock, um conhecido agiota. No contrato celebrado entre eles, ficou pactuado que Shylock reduziria os juros que era acostumado a cobrar, mas a sanção estabelecida seria um bom pedaço de carne do próprio devedor, caso ele não devolvesse o dinheiro na data estipulada. Antônio assinou o contrato sem nenhuma preocupação, afinal, possuía bens para dispor caso algo acontecesse

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature.Your favorite classics in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.The tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, is one of the most famous plays written by the English author, William Shakespeare. It is a story about two young people who fall in love, despite the animosity between their families that are consumed by hatred and rivalry. Their love seems impossible at first, but they get married secretly. During various conflicts occurring between the two families, Romeo murders Juliet's cousin and thus has to leave the country. However, he remains in hiding, not to leave Juliet behind.

An Art Edition of Shakespeare - classified as comedies, tragedies, histories and sonnets, each part arranged in chronological order, including also a list of familiar quotations is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.