Gertrude And Claudius

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780449006979

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Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike Pdf

Gertrude and Claudius are the “villains” of Hamlet: he the killer of Hamlet’s father and usurper of the Danish throne; she his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husband’s body is cold. But in this imaginative “prequel” to the play, John Updike makes a case for the royal couple that Shakespeare only hinted at. Gertrude and Claudius are seen afresh against a background of fond intentions and family dysfunction, on a stage darkened by the ominous shadow of a sullen, erratic, disaffected prince. “I hoped to keep the texture light,” Updike said of this novel, “to move from the mists of Scandinavian legend into the daylight atmosphere of the Globe. I sought to narrate the romance that preceded the tragedy.”

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1616002190

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375411632

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Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike Pdf

Gertrude and Claudius are the “villains” of Hamlet: he the killer of Hamlet’s father and usurper of the Danish throne, she his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husband’s body is cold. But in this imaginative “prequel” to the play, John Updike makes a case for the royal couple that Shakespeare only hinted at. Gertrude and Claudius are seen afresh against a background of fond intentions and family dysfunction, on a stage darkened by the ominous shadow of a sullen, erratic, disaffected prince. “I hoped to keep the texture light,” Updike said of this novel, “to move from the mists of Scandinavian legend into the daylight atmosphere of the Globe. I sought to narrate the romance that preceded the tragedy.”

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Claudius, King of Denmark (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0241141133

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Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike Pdf

Our own king of erudition has gone back to the Hamlet story to imagine its inception: its offstage pre-story, when Claudius fell in love with his brother's queen and that first dastardly deed in the garden was set in motion. Wickedly replete with allusions, weaving the history of ideas with the lustier possibilities of adulterous coupling. ... There is something delightful about following Updike down this path, seeing his sentiments and sympathies unfold.-The Boston Globe.

Author : Coles notes,William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-09
Category : Shakespeare, William
ISBN : 0774031972

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Hamlet by Coles notes,William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781443441551

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Sonnets by William Shakespeare Pdf

Among the most enduring poetry of all time, William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets address such eternal themes as love, beauty, honesty, and the passage of time. Written primarily in four-line stanzas and iambic pentameter, Shakespeare’s sonnets are now recognized as marking the beginning of modern love poetry. The sonnets have been translated into all major written languages and are frequently used at romantic celebrations. Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare’s works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare’s innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Author : David Wroblewski
Publisher : Bond Street Books
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307371898

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski Pdf

Beautifully written and elegantly paced, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a coming-of-age novel about the power of the land and the past to shape our lives. It is a riveting tale of retribution, inhabited by empathic animals, prophetic dreams, second sight, and vengeful ghosts. Born mute, Edgar Sawtelle feels separate from the people around him but is able to establish profound bonds with the animals who share his home and his name: his family raises a fictional breed of exceptionally perceptive and affable dogs. Soon after his father's sudden death, Edgar is stunned to learn that his mother has already moved on as his uncle Claude quickly becomes part of their lives. Reeling from the sudden changes to his quiet existence, Edgar flees into the forests surrounding his Wisconsin home accompanied by three dogs. Soon he is caught in a struggle for survival—the only thing that will prepare him for his return home.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1810
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044018947523

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As You Like it by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Akasha Classics
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1603033793

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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Pdf

What actions are justified when the fate of a nation hangs in the balance, and who can see the best path ahead? Julius Caesar has led Rome successfully in the war against Pompey and returns celebrated and beloved by the people. Yet in the senate fears intensify that his power may become supreme and threaten the welfare of the republic. A plot for his murder is hatched by Caius Cassius who persuades Marcus Brutus to support him. Though Brutus has doubts, he joins Cassius and helps organize a group of conspirators that assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March. But, what is the cost to a nation now erupting into civil war? A fascinating study of political power, the consequences of actions, the meaning of loyalty and the false motives that guide the actions of men, Julius Caesar is action packed theater at its finest.

Author : Fredericka Raymond Beardsley Gilchrist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Hamlet (Legendary character)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024269409

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The True Story of Hamlet and Ophelia by Fredericka Raymond Beardsley Gilchrist Pdf

Author : Howard Barker
Publisher : Calder Publications Limited
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015060008326

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Gertrude by Howard Barker Pdf

Drama. Barker's recent work, now firmly part of the international repertoire, is characterized by an ever deepening investment in language and metaphor; a poet of the stage, his texts resonate at many levels of the European cultural past and illuminate its present. The plays in this volume review the roles of two legendary women in fiction--Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and Snow White's Wicked Stepmother--placing them at centre stage and offering a fresh interpretation of their attitudes and actions.

Author : Marvin Rosenberg
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 1006 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0874134803

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The Masks of Hamlet by Marvin Rosenberg Pdf

Every reader is an actor according to Rosenberg. To prepare the actor-reader for insights, Rosenberg draws on major intepretations of the play worldwide, in theatre and in criticism, wherever possible from the first known performances to the present day. The book is rich and provocative on every question about the play.

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307593344

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The Maples Stories by John Updike Pdf

Eighteen classic short stories that form a luminous chronicle of the life and times of one marriage in all its rich emotional complexity—from one of the most gifted American writers of the twentieth century and the author of the acclaimed Rabbit series. In 1956, Updike published a story, “Snowing in Greenwich Village,” about a young couple, Joan and Richard Maple, at the beginning of their marriage. Over the next two decades, he returned to these characters again and again, tracing their years together raising children, finding moments of intermittent happiness, and facing the heartbreak of infidelity and estrangement. Seventeen Maples stories were collected in 1979 in a paperback edition titled Too Far to Go, prompted by a television adaptation. Now those stories appear in hardcover for the first time, with the addition of a later story, “Grandparenting,” which returns us to the Maples’s lives long after their wrenching divorce.

Author : William Shakespeare,Courtney Carbone
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780553535389

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Srsly Hamlet by William Shakespeare,Courtney Carbone Pdf

"William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts"--

Author : Lisa Klein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781599904146

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Ophelia by Lisa Klein Pdf

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! If you think you know Ophelia and Hamlet's story, think again... "A spellbinding tale of love, murder, and revenge." -- VOYA As ambitious and witty as she is beautiful, Ophelia is quick to catch the eye of the captivating prince Hamlet. Their love blossoms in secret, but bloody deeds soon turn Denmark into a place of madness, and Ophelia may be forced to choose between her relationship and her own life. In desperation, she devises a plan to escape from Elsinore Castle forever... with one very dangerous secret. Ophelia takes center stage in this bold and thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, the story of a young woman falling in love, searching for her place in the world, and finding the strength to survive.