Download or read book Shakespeare Well Versed written by James Muirden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Shakespeare Well-Versed, James Muirden captures the essence of each of the bard's plays in quick-witted, rhyming verse. These clever synopses--with varied rhyme schemes--bring to life the high points and high jinks of all of Shakespeare's plays. Here the best-loved scenes and characters-Romeo and Juliet's impassioned balcony rendezvous, Henry V's speech before the Battle of Agincourt, Hamlet's melancholy soliloquy, the three witches meddling in Macbeth--are given fresh perspective by Muirden's charming, insightful interpretations. Whether you are a lifelong devotee of Shakespeare or one who hasn't read his work since high school, you will be delighted by Muirden's verse and by David Eccles's wickedly clever illustrations that are featured throughout the book. Shakespeare Well-Versed is a smart and entertaining companion to Shakespeare's plays.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Tragic Skepticism written by Millicent Bell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies have long noted the absence of readily explainable motivations for some of Shakespeare’s greatest characters: why does Hamlet delay his revenge for so long? Why does King Lear choose to renounce his power? Why is Othello so vulnerable to Iago’s malice? But while many critics have chosen to overlook these omissions or explain them away, Millicent Bell demonstrates that they are essential elements of Shakespeare’s philosophy of doubt. Examining the major tragedies, Millicent Bell reveals the persistent strain of philosophical skepticism. Like his contemporary, Montaigne, Shakespeare repeatedly calls attention to the essential unknowability of our world. In a period of social, political, and religious upheaval, uncertainty hovered over matters great and small—the succession of the crown, the death of loved ones from plague, the failure of a harvest. Tumultuous social conditions raised ultimate questions for Shakespeare, Bell argues, and ultimately provoked in him a skepticism which casts shadows of existential doubt over his greatest masterpieces.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Ovid written by A. B. Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive examination of Shakespeare's use of Ovid's epic poem, Metamorphoses.
Download or read book Tales from Shakespeare written by Charles Lamb and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Tales from Shakespeare" by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Well Versed written by Abdiel Leroy and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For lovers of Shakespeare, fine writing, challenging thoughts, and a wondrous sensitive humor, these poems, and the journeys on which they take us, will become part of the psyche. Outstanding!" San Francisco Review of Books If Dante had gone down to Argentina... This is what he might have come up with! A whirlwind tour through the performing arts of a secret underworld, a demonic descent into the depths of Tango's dark side, followed by an ascent to God's throne with an Old-Testament prophet! Meanwhile, the bard alights on the stages of three capital cities: London, Beijing, and Buenos Aires to dance with a writhing sistershood of shapeshifting goddesses, to spar with the villains of Shakespeare, and steal secret kisses with his star-crossed lovers. All this awaits you in this enchanted and enchanting book, where all the world's a stage and all of us are players! Now take your place among the immortals!
Download or read book Shakespeare s Styles written by Philip Edwards and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare scholars give an account of particularly important or interesting features of Shakespeare's use of language.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Language written by Frank Kermode and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magnum opus, Britain's most distinguished scholar of 16th-century and 17th-century literature restores Shakespeare's poetic language to its rightful primacy.
Download or read book The Shakespeare Key written by Charles Cowden Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Break Blow Burn written by Camille Paglia and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s most provocative intellectual brings her blazing powers of analysis to the most famous poems of the Western tradition—and unearths some previously obscure verses worthy of a place in our canon. Combining close reading with a panoramic breadth of learning, Camille Paglia sharpens our understanding of poems we thought we knew, from Shakespeare to Dickinson to Plath, and makes a case for including in the canon works by Paul Blackburn, Wanda Coleman, Chuck Wachtel, Rochelle Kraut—and even Joni Mitchell. Daring, riveting, and beautifully written, Break, Blow, Burn is a modern classic that excites even seasoned poetry lovers—and continues to create generations of new ones.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Religious Allusiveness written by Maurice Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare's Religious Allusiveness complicates debates about whether Shakespeare's plays are fundamentally Protestant or Catholic in sympathy, challenging analyses that either find Protestant elements consistently undercutting Catholic motifs or, less often, discover evidence of the playwright's endorsement of Catholic doctrine and customs. Rather, Maurice Hunt argues that Shakespeare's syncretistic method of incorporating both Protestant and Catholic elements into his plays was singular among early modern English playwrights at a time when governmental and social tolerance of Protestantism in the theatre was high and criticism of stereotyped Catholicism was correspondingly rampant in drama. In-depth discussions of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, the Second Henriad, All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, and Othello reveal how Shakespeare allusively integrates Reformation Protestant and Roman Catholic motifs and systems of thought. This book sheds new light on the playwright's knowledge of and interest in Elizabethan and Jacobean religious debates over the nature of spiritual reformation, the efficacy of merit for redemption, and the operation of Providence. It will appeal not only to Shakespeare scholars but to those interested in the cultural history of the Reformation.
Download or read book The Definitive Shakespeare Companion 4 volumes written by Joseph Rosenblum and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 2069 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expansive four-volume work gives students detailed explanations of Shakespeare's plays and poems and also covers his age, life, theater, texts, and language. Numerous excerpts from primary source historical documents contextualize his works, while reviews of productions chronicle his performance history and reception. Shakespeare's works often served to convey simple truths, but they are also complex, multilayered masterpieces. Shakespeare drew on varied sources to create his plays, and while the plays are sometimes set in worlds before the Elizabethan age, they nonetheless parallel and comment on situations in his own era. Written with the needs of students in mind, this four-volume set demystifies Shakespeare for today's readers and provides the necessary perspective and analysis students need to better appreciate the genius of his work. This indispensable ready reference examines Shakespeare's plots, language, and themes; his use of sources and exploration of issues important to his age; the interpretation of his works through productions from the Renaissance to the present; and the critical reaction to key questions concerning his writings. The book provides coverage of each key play and poems in discrete sections, with each section presenting summaries; discussions of themes, characters, language, and imagery; and clear explications of key passages. Readers will be able to inspect historical documents related to the topics explored in the work being discussed and view excerpts from Shakespeare's sources as well as reviews of major productions. The work also provides a comprehensive list of print and electronic resources suitable for student research.
Download or read book Well Versed written by A LeRoy and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare Reborn! Romeo gazes at Juliet, as Juliet sighs to the stars, but poor Paris is left to play with himself! Meanwhile, Hamlet has fouled his stockings, Puck has got his lovers crossed, and where are my yellow tights?! Here arises a poet out of Shakespeare's dream, spinning couplets for his comedies, quatrains for his quotations, and sonnets to celebrate his sonnets! Join this thespian author as the curtain rises on his King Richard, soar on the wings of his Oberon, mourn with his Malvolio. Then join a whirlwind ride through the performing arts of four continents: from prisoners staging a play in London to dancers channeling harpies in Beijing, from orchestra halls in New York to the underground Tango dives of Buenos Aires. All awaits you in verses worthy of the Bard himself! "For lovers of Shakespeare, fine writing, challenging thoughts, and a wondrous sensitive humor, these poems, and the journeys on which they take us, will become part of the psyche. Outstanding!" San Francisco Review of Books
Download or read book William Shakespeare written by Karl Elze and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Shakespeare written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare s Dramatic Art written by Hermann Ulrici and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Characters of Shakespeare s Plays written by William Hazlitt and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-09 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Download or read book A Study of Shakespeare written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Study of Shakespeare" by Algernon Charles Swinburne As an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic, Swinburne was uniquely qualified to critique one of the most famous bards in history. Through analyzing Shakespeare's prose and poetry, Swinburne produced a worthy tool for those who wish to get a better understanding of some of the most important plays and poems ever written. This book was so important that it's still a regularly employed tool for students today.
