Shakespeare category: 1671 books

Who other than Great William Shakespeare could have produced such beautiful lines: “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” The world literature is immensely indebted to this great writer for his unmatched contributions. Whenever people...

Bacon and Shakespeare Publication Date: November 3, 2015 Who Really Wrote Shakespeare’s Plays? This book contains complete manuscripts by three important authors and researchers who consider this ageless question.  What do you think? Three Complete Manuscripts Are Included...

Whether the fault of tedious teachers or hammy actors, Shakespeare is often seen as dry and impenetrable. In this fast-paced introduction, Ros King sets out to remind us of the sheer beauty and sophistication that can make Shakespeare’s works a joy for any audience. Exploring his invention, wit, along...

King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare renders six powerful scenes from this enduring tragedy. Starting with Lear’s banishment of Cordelia, the plot advances irresistibly, featuring scenes of brother Edmund’s villainous plotting and the Fool’s witty, weighty wordplay.The action climaxes with the...

The Shakespeare tragedy, in English, with line numbers, and translated to French by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874), French historian, and statesman. Published in 1864. According to Wikipedia: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare...

Antoine et Cléopâtre (Antony and Cleopatra) est une pièce de théâtre, classée dans les tragédies historiques de William Shakespeare. La première représentation eut lieu en 1606 ou 1608 et la première publication en 1623.La principale source de William Shakespeare est La vie de Marc-Antoine...

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.' Shakespeare is often referred to as the great teacher of life and for a good reason too. His tales offer worldly wisdom on tap and great abundance of it. In this collection of Shakespeare tales we offer those that perhaps more than others...

One of Shakespeare’s most original and eloquent plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream brilliantly interweaves four contrasting groups of characters to present a many-sided view of love in all its aspects: its joys and sadness, its idealism and selfishness, its physical and spiritual elements. This...

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a comedy play – one of Shakespeare’s lighter works, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597. Both in text, and on stage, it is one of Shakespeare’s most popular narratives, and remains widely performed across the world. This book, originally published...

Henry V dramatizes the legend of the heroic warrior-king who won the battle of Agincourt; but it also tells the more human story of a young king’s psychological journey, learning to deal with the political realities of Church and State. As increasing numbers of British servicemen and women are seeing...

From the quote afficionado to the historical researcher, fans of Bartlett's will be thrilled to see this edition of quotations from the great William Shakespeare. Collecting quotes from his many works into one beautiful volume, Bartlett's Shakespeare Quotations is essential as a reference tool and...

We are engaged in performing four shows by night and restaging four different shows by day. And restaging all the understudy work as well. This is a lot of work. And my mind has turned to slush. Nick Asbury was in the ensemble from the Royal Shakespeare Company who, over the course of two and...

*Includes a short biography of Shakespeare*Explains the historical sources that inspired the story of Romeo & Juliet*Summarizes every scene of Romeo & Juliet and analyzes them.*Discusses the characters, plot, and major themes of Romeo & JulietIf I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the...

Set in Scotland, “Macbeth” is the story of its titular character, a general in the army, who conspires with his wife to murder the King and usurp the throne. One of Shakespeare’s most powerful and deeply tragic plays, the work explores the psychological consequences when an immoral path is taken...