The Winter S Tale Annotated With Biography And Critical Essay

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781610426305

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The Winter's Tale (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by William Shakespeare Pdf

The setting is Sicily, and Polixenes, the King of Bohemia, is visiting his childhood friend, Sicily’s King, Leontes. Leontes suspects that his wife Hermione and Polixenes are having an affair and he becomes murderously jealous. Leontes tells Camillo, one of his lords, that he wants him to poison Polixenes. Camillo, however, informs Polixenes of the plan, and the two men quickly depart for Bohemia. Shakespeare took much of the story from Pondasto, A Triumph of Time by Robert Greene, a contemporary of his who had little admiration for the playwright. Shakespeare changed the story by giving it a happy ending. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781610426275

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The Tempest (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by William Shakespeare Pdf

The Tempest has elements of both tragedy and comedy. The Tempest is one of two of Shakespeare’s works that is set on an island. The action takes place over the course of one day. Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, has been exiled to the island by his brother Antonio who had usurped his title twelve years before. Antonio was able to achieve this with the help of Alonso, the King of Naples. Prospero lives on the island with his fifteen year old daughter Miranda. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610426169

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Othello (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by William Shakespeare Pdf

Othello, a tragedy, written about 1603, is about perceived adultery and murder. Othello is a Moor from northern Africa. The play is set in Venice where he is a general in the Venetian army. Shakespeare based the play on an Italian short story published in 1565. The play begins with Iago (Othello’s ensign - a low ranking officer) and Roderigo (a Venetian gentleman) going to visit Brabantio (a Venetian senator). Desdemona, his daughter, has eloped with Othello. Roderigo is in love with Desdemona. Iago is fuming about losing a promotion that Othello granted to Cassio. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781610426190

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The Comedy of Errors (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by William Shakespeare Pdf

The Comedy of Errors, is of course, a comedy, and was possibly written as early as 1591 and is on record as being performed in 1594 in London. It is the shortest of Shakespeare’s works with just eighteen hundred lines. The playwright adapted the play from a work by the ancient Roman playwright Plautus called Menaechmi. The play is set in Syracuse, Sicily when it was part of the Roman Empire. The play’s action revolves around the unlikely scenario of two sets of identical twins that are separated as infants and are reunited years later in the city of Ephesus. Most of the play’s plot is taken up with the hilarity that ensues from the twins being mistaken for each other. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798516156281

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The Winter's Tale Annotated by William Shakespeare Pdf

The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances. Some critics consider it to be one of Shakespeare's problem plays because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610426145

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Macbeth (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by William Shakespeare Pdf

Although MacBeth is classified as a tragedy in Shakespeare’s canon of work, it is also a history play based upon true events in Scotland’s past. Shakespeare’s source of information was Raphael Holinshead’s Chronicles. The playwright was undoubtedly inspired to construct a Scottish plot by the arrival on the English throne of King James I. James was also heir to the throne of Scotland, through his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary had been executed for conspiracy by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare probably felt a little flattery of the king might go a long way – King James was a descendant of the real life Banquo. Shakespeare sought to please by celebrating the return of the rightful Scottish king (Malcolm) at the end of the play. MacBeth is referred to as “The Scottish Play” and is considered somewhat unlucky in theatre circles. Shakespeare used magic devices (such as witches and apparitions) in MacBeth, which begins with three witches planning to meet MacBeth and Banquo, two generals in the army of Scotland’s king, Duncan. The generals, thanks to their ability as military leaders, have prevented an invasion from the north by Norwegians. The witches tell MacBeth that he will rule Scotland. They also tell Banquo that his descendants will also sit on the throne. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Author : William Shakespeare,Sidney Lee
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547002475

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The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare,Sidney Lee Pdf

The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, written around the middle of his career (1598 and 1599) and originally published in the First Folio of 1623. The play is a story of loss and redemption. In a fit of wild and unfounded jealousy, Leontes, the King of Sicily, convinces himself that his pregnant wife is carrying his best friend's love child. Leontes's jealousy turns to tyranny as the king proceeds to destroy his entire family and a lifelong friendship. Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee. This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. Sir Sidney Lee (1859 – 1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.

Author : William Shakespeare,Sidney Lee
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9788026805007

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The Winter's Tale (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare,Sidney Lee Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Winter's Tale (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, written around the middle of his career (1598 and 1599) and originally published in the First Folio of 1623. The play is a story of loss and redemption. In a fit of wild and unfounded jealousy, Leontes, the King of Sicily, convinces himself that his pregnant wife is carrying his best friend’s love child. Leontes’s jealousy turns to tyranny as the king proceeds to destroy his entire family and a lifelong friendship. Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee. This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. Sir Sidney Lee (1859 – 1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.

Author : Maurice Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Tragicomedy
ISBN : OCLC:32272961

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The Winter's Tale by Maurice Hunt Pdf

Author : Harold Bloom,Paul Gleed,Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438131597

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The Winter's Tale by Harold Bloom,Paul Gleed,Sterling Professor of Humanities Harold Bloom Pdf

Presents a collection of essays discussing historical aspects of William Shakespeare's play in which Peter Lake, an Irish burglar and mechanic, falls in love with the daughter of a rich aristocrat he meets when robbing their house.

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780253021168

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Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2 by Philip A. Greasley Pdf

The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation’s Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest’s continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.

Author : James Talboys Wheeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5MRQ

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An analysis and summary of New Testament history by James Talboys Wheeler Pdf

Author : Ruth F. Glancy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317943235

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A Tale of Two Cities by Ruth F. Glancy Pdf

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Keneth Kinnamon
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476609126

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Richard Wright by Keneth Kinnamon Pdf

African-American writer Richard Wright (1908–1960) was celebrated during the early 1940s for his searing autobiography (Black Boy) and fiction (Native Son). By 1947 he felt so unwelcome in his homeland that he exiled himself and his family in Paris. But his writings changed American culture forever, and today they are mainstays of literature and composition classes. He and his works are also the subjects of numerous critical essays and commentaries by contemporary writers. This volume presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of those essays, books, and articles from 1983 through 2003. Arranged alphabetically by author within years are some 8,320 entries ranging from unpublished dissertations to book-length studies of African American literature and literary criticism. Also included as an appendix are addenda to the author’s earlier bibliography covering the years from 1934 through 1982. This is the exhaustive reference for serious students of Richard Wright and his critics.

Author : Jackson J. Benson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990-12-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0822310678

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New Critical Approaches to the Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Jackson J. Benson Pdf

"This companion volume reflects current scholarship and draws together essays that were published during the past decade or written for this collection."--Back cover.