Love S Labour S Lost In Plain And Simple English

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781621070733

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Love's Labour's Lost in Plain and Simple English by Anonim Pdf

Love's Labour's Lost has been called one of Shakespeare's funniest early plays--but if you aren't laughing as you read it, then you aren't alone. Let's face it..if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Love's Labour's Lost. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : William Shakespeare,BookCaps Study Guides Staff,Bookcaps
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1475052073

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Love's Labour's Lost in Plain and Simple English by William Shakespeare,BookCaps Study Guides Staff,Bookcaps Pdf

Love's Labour's Lost has been called one of Shakespeare's funniest early plays--but if you aren't laughing as you read it, then you aren't alone. Let's face it..if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Love's Labour's Lost. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month. Visit BookCaps.com to find out more.

Author : William Shakespeare,BookCaps
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781621072683

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All's Well That Ends Well in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version) by William Shakespeare,BookCaps Pdf

It's a comedy! It's a tragedy! It's...confusing! Shakespeare doesn't have to be confusing and hard to read. Let BookCaps help with this modern retelling.If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of All's Well That Ends Well.The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-10
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0199536813

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The Oxford Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare Pdf

The sparkling repartee between the fair visitors from France and their hosts in Navarre, whose vow to study out of sight of woman is quickly broken, makes Love's Labour's Lost one of the most delightful and stageworthy of Shakespeare's comedies. This edition offers a number of new readings of difficult and disputed passages, together with some suggestions about the way in which the play's notorious `tangles' may have come about. The text is based on the quarto of 1598 and takes full account of the extensive scholarly study which that text has received over recent years. It offers a fascinating insight into shakespeare's mode of composition, improvisation, and revision.

Author : BookCaps,John Milton
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 1596 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781621072126

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Paradise Lost in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version) by BookCaps,John Milton Pdf

John Milton put a twist on the story of Adam and Eve--in the process he created what some have called one of the greatest literary works in the English Language. It has inspired music, art, film, and even video games. But it's hundreds of years old and reading it today sometimes is a little tough. BookCaps is here to help! BookCaps puts a fresh spin on Milton’s classic by using language modern readers won't struggle to make sense of. The original English text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCapsTM can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Shakespeare William,Bookcaps
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621073178

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Cymbeline in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version) by Shakespeare William,Bookcaps Pdf

Romeo and Juliet may be Shakespeare's most known romance, but Cymbeline is home of his most matures...if you can understand it. Let BookCaps help with this modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Cymbeline. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781610428033

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As You Like It in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version) by Anonim Pdf

Ever heard the phrase, "too much of a good thing"? That was actually coined by Shakespeare in this play. Most people don't know it, because when they hear the name Shakespeare they run and hide! Let's face it...if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of "As You Like It." The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. "As You Like It" follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. The play features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted speeches, "All the world's a stage." We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621072966

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The Merry Wives of Windsor in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version) by Anonim Pdf

You've probably heard of Sir John Falstaff--but you don't really quite know him until you see him comedically in Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor." He's a real comedian...that is if you can understand what he's talking about!If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of The Merry Wives of Windsor.The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Translated by Hugh Macdonald
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781785898402

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Shakespeare in Modern English by Translated by Hugh Macdonald Pdf

Shakespeare in Modern English breaks the taboo about Shakespeare’s texts, which have long been regarded as sacred and untouchable while being widely and freely translated into foreign languages. It is designed to make Shakespeare more easily understood in the theatre without dumbing down or simplifying the content. Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’, ‘Coriolanus’ and ‘The Tempest’ are presented in Macdonald’s book in modern English. They show that these great plays lose nothing by being acted or read in the language we all use today. Shakespeare’s language is poetic, elaborately rich and memorable, but much of it is very difficult to comprehend in the theatre when we have no notes to explain allusions, obsolete vocabulary and whimsical humour. Foreign translations of Shakespeare are normally into their modern language. So why not ours too? The purpose in rendering Shakespeare into modern English is to enhance the enjoyment and understanding of audiences in the theatre. The translations are not designed for children or dummies, but for those who want to understand Shakespeare better, especially in the theatre. Shakespeare in Modern English will appeal to those who want to understand the rich and poetical language of Shakespeare in a more comprehensible way. It is also a useful tool for older students studying Shakespeare.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Classic Books Company
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780742652958

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Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare Pdf

"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts

Author : BookCaps,William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621072003

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The Tempest In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation) by BookCaps,William Shakespeare Pdf

The Tempest is a short play...and a confusing one. There is no one single central plot (there are three main plots that alternate throughout the story). Long story short: it's easy to get lost! And the Shakespearean language doesn't help. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of The Tempest. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621073055

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The Winter's Tale in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version) by Shakespeare Pdf

Magic, sexuality, death! The Winter's Tale has it all. It was the Days of our Lives of the Elizabethan era! Now if only you can understand it... If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of The Winter's Tale. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : Shakespeare William
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781621073567

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King Richard the Second in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version) by Shakespeare William Pdf

Shakespeare knew like few others how to dramatize the gossipy lives of kings. More importantly, he knew that just because it was history, that didn't mean it was boring. Today, however, Shakespeare's histories can be a bit of a drudge to plow through. Let BookCaps help with this modern translation of the classic history play. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Richard II. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1821
Category : Theater
ISBN : UCAL:B3287878

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Two gentlemen of Verona ; Comedy of errors ; Love's labour's lost by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,8 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.