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Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : English drama (Tragedy)
ISBN : 1853267996
A volume of five of Shakespeare's most enduring works of tragedies, offering perennial insights into human emotion as well as telling inscriptions of the particular concerns of Shakespeare's own day.
Author : Sophocles,Euripides,Aeschylus
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780486113883
Features Oedipus Rex and Electra by Sophocles (translated by George Young), Medea and Bacchae by Euripides (translated by Henry Hart Milman), and Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus (translated by George Thomson).
Author : Thomas Kyd,Thomas Middleton,William Shakespeare,John Marston,Henry Chettle
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141960463
As the Elizabethan era gave way to the reign of James I, England grappled with corruption within the royal court and widespread religious anxiety. Dramatists responded with morally complex plays of dark wit and violent spectacle, exploring the nature of death, the abuse of power and vigilante justice. In Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy a father failed by the Spanish court seeks his own bloody retribution for his son's murder. Shakespeare's 1603 version of Hamlet creates an avenging Prince of unique psychological depth, while Chettle's The Tragedy of Hoffman is a fascinating reworking of Hamlet's themes, probably for a rival theatre company. In Marston's Antonio's Revenge, thwarted love leads inexorably to gory reprisals and in Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy, malcontent Vindice unleashes an escalating orgy of mayhem on a debauched Duke for his bride's murder, in a ferocious satire reflecting the mounting disillusionment of the age. Emma Smith's introduction considers the political and religious climate behind the plays and the dramatic conventions within them. This edition includes a chronology, playwrights' biographies and suggestions for further reading.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1985-02
Category : English drama (Tragedy)
ISBN : 0671601059
Contains Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Princes
ISBN : OCLC:1114289270
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 933 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781627932547
A collection containing Antony & Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, The Life of Timon of Athens, The tragedy of Titus Andronicus, and The History of Troilus and Cressida.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Bantam Classics
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780307420602
Hamlet One of the most famous plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the young prince of Denmark who must reconcile his longing for oblivion with his duty to avenge his father’s murder is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. The ghost, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, and the breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet a masterpiece of the theater. Othello This great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor. The doomed marriage of Desdemona to the Moor Othello is the focus of a storm of tension, incited by the consummately evil villain Iago, that culminates in one of the most deeply moving scenes in theatrical history. King Lear Here is the famous and moving tragedy of a king who foolishly divides his kingdom between his two wicked daughters and estranges himself from the young daughter who loves him–a theatrical spectacle of outstanding proportions. Macbeth No dramatist has ever seen with more frightening clarity into the heart and mind of a murderer than has Shakespeare in this brilliant and bloody tragedy of evil. Taunted into asserting his “masculinity” by his ambitious wife, Macbeth chooses to embrace the Weird Sisters’ prophecy and kill his king–and thus, seals his own doom. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Author : Louis Fantasia
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810885097
In an era of Twitter and televised therapy, it may seem that classic theatre has little place in contemporary society. Accustomed to the indulgences of a celebrity-driven culture, how can modern audiences understand and interpret classic works of drama? In Tragedy in the Age of Oprah: Essays on Five Great Plays, Louis Fantasia provides a provocative examination of the relationship between popular culture and classical tragedy. Making a persuasive argument for the lessons tragedy has to offer today’s audiences, Fantasia examines five enduring works of theatre: Euripides’ Medea, William Shakespeare’s King Lear, Jean Racine’s Phèdre, Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart, and Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night. Fantasia discusses in detail each of these plays, framing them in a contemporary context that explores the suffering, responsibility, and identity that tragedy advocates. Each play is presented as an engaging, powerful encounter for the reader, recreating as closely as possible the impact of a great performance. A unique look at the role classical theatre can and should play in contemporary society, these essays reveal the lessons great plays have to teach us about ourselves. Directed toward theatre professionals and students, Tragedy in the Age of Oprah will also resonate with anyone interested in theatre, literature, and cultural studies.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1840221453
The collection of the finest of Shakespeare's plays presents Shakespeare's comedies with introductions by Judith Buchanan and tragedies with introductions by Emma Smith
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780486114958
Four of the playwright's greatest works: Hamlet; Macbeth; Othello; and Romeo and Juliet, the tale of the lovers whose names are synonymous with star-crossed romance.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780486113197
This inexpensive Dover edition brings together five of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, from the magic and mischief of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the rollicking farce of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:639863248
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Princes
ISBN : CUB:U183037776129
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Wilder Publications
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1627553991
A collection of five of Shakespeare's tragedies.
Author : Jeffrey Kahan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135973650
Is King Lear an autonomous text, or a rewrite of the earlier and anonymous play King Leir? Should we refer to Shakespeare’s original quarto when discussing the play, the revised folio text, or the popular composite version, stitched together by Alexander Pope in 1725? What of its stage variations? When turning from page to stage, the critical view on King Lear is skewed by the fact that for almost half of the four hundred years the play has been performed, audiences preferred Naham Tate's optimistic adaptation, in which Lear and Cordelia live happily ever after. When discussing King Lear, the question of what comprises ‘the play’ is both complex and fragmentary. These issues of identity and authenticity across time and across mediums are outlined, debated, and considered critically by the contributors to this volume. Using a variety of approaches, from postcolonialism and New Historicism to psychoanalysis and gender studies, the leading international contributors to King Lear: New Critical Essays offer major new interpretations on the conception and writing, editing, and cultural productions of King Lear. This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive anthology of textual scholarship, performance research, and critical writing on one of Shakespeare's most important and perplexing tragedies. Contributors Include: R.A. Foakes, Richard Knowles, Tom Clayton, Cynthia Clegg, Edward L. Rocklin, Christy Desmet, Paul Cantor, Robert V. Young, Stanley Stewart and Jean R. Brink