The Works: William Shakespeare

Includes a Huge Collection of the Comedies, History, Poems, Romances, Tragedies, and works of William Shakespeare

Includes easy-to-use search and navigation. Includes tap-and-go Table of Contents.

Includes:

A LOVER'S COMPLAINT
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
AS YOU LIKE IT
COMEDY OF ERRORS
CYMBELINE
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
HISTORY OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH, SECOND PART
HISTORY OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH, THIRD PART
HISTORY OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH, THIRD PART
HISTORY OF TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
JULIUS CAESAR
KING HENRY IV, SECOND PART
KING HENRY IV, THE FIRST PART
KING HENRY VI, FIRST PART
KING JOHN
LIFE OF HENRY THE EIGHTH
LIFE OF KING HENRY V
LIFE OF TIMON OF ATHENS
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
MACBETH
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
MERCHANT OF VENICE
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE
PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE
PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE
RAPE OF LUCRECE
ROMEO AND JULIET
SONNETS, THE
TAMING OF THE SHREW
TEMPEST, THE
TRAGEDY OF CORIOLANUS
TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND
TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS
TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
VENUS AND ADONIS
WINTER'S TALE

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Each edition includes:


• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play

• Scene-by-scene plot summaries

• A key to famous lines and phrases

• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language

• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

Essay by Catherine Belsey

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

About the Author
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.

Paul Werstine is Professor of English at King's College and the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is the author of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays and was Associate Editor of the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England from 1980 to 1989.

Julius Caesar : by William Shakespeare (Author)

Grade 5-8-One of the marks of Shakespeare's greatness is the continued interest in adapting his enduring works. This recording of Julius Caesar is one in a series drawn from Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories. Liberally sprinkled with lines from the original play, the recording presents a condensation of all five acts in a little more than an hour. Beginning with a brief biography of the Bard, the
recording then offers a thorough but not lengthy overview of the play. All this sets the stage for Simon Russell Beale's well paced narration. This Royal Shakespeare Company veteran moves so skillfully between story text and dialogue that at times it seems as though there are several actors reading. Classic lines such as "Et tu. Brute" and "Friends, Romans, Countrymen " are rendered with fresh vigor. At the conclusion of the play, an article on "Shakespeare Today" offers suggestions to help youngsters have fun with Shakespeare. Short selections of period music make a nice transition between sections of the recording. Though aimed at a middle school audience, both teens and adults will find this presentation a good way to learn about one of the earliest plays performed at the Globe Theatre.
Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
'Daniell's edition is a hefty piece of serious scholarship that makes a genuine contribution.' -- Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey

'This is a stimulating new look at a play which is too often exhibited in a critical museum.' -- Paul Dean, English Studies 81,1,

The Tempest

Each edition includes:


• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play

• Scene-by-scene plot summaries

• A key to famous lines and phrases

• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language

• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books


Essay by Barbara A. Mowat


The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

About the Author
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.

Paul Werstine is Professor of English at King's College and the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is the author of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays and was Associate Editor of the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England from 1980 to 1989.