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Publisher: New American Library: 1987
Seller ID: 0083123
ISBN: 0451521323
Condition: Good
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Publisher: Dover: 1997
Seller ID: 0084068
ISBN: 0486295842
Condition: Very good
Memorable historical drama concerns rebellion against King Henry led by Harry Percy ("Hotspur") and other nobles, complicated by the king's difficulties with his wayward son, Prince Hal. Superb blend of courtly intrigue, battlefield action, and low comedy featuring Sir John Falstaff, all expressed in fine blank verse and stirring prose. View more info
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Publisher: Dover Publications: 1991
Seller ID: 0084069
ISBN: 0486268764
Condition: Very good
Great tragedy based on Plutarch's account of the lives of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Evil plotting, ringing oratory, high tragedy with Shakespeare's incomparable insight, dramatic power. Reprinted complete and unabridged from an authoritative English edition. Explanatory footnotes. View more info
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Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1979
Seller ID: 0093649
ISBN: 0198319711
Condition: Good
This exclusive collection of the Bard's works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each of the plays is presented unabridged and in large print, copiously annotated and preceded by a character summary and commentary. Brief scene synopses clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays describe the historical context and Shakespeare's sources. The explanatory notes are written clearly and simply, illustrated, and positioned right next to the text -- no more flipping pages back and forth to squint over microscopic footnotes Topics for further disc... View more info
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Publisher: Bantam: 1988
Seller ID: 0099208
ISBN: 0553213083
Condition: Good
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Publisher: Penguin Books: 1999
Seller ID: 0086540
ISBN: 0140714855
Condition: Good
"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 ... View more info
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Publisher: CBC Enterprises: 1984
Seller ID: 0117153
Condition: Good
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Publisher: Signet Classics: 1998
Seller ID: 0122475
ISBN: 0451526902
Condition: Good
"This day is call'd the feast of Crispian: He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd. And rouse him at the name of Crispian." Revised and repackaged, this new edition of "Henry V" includes a new Overview by Sylvan Barnet, an updated bibliography, suggested references, stage and film history, and much more. View more info
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Publisher: Bantam: 1988
Seller ID: 0127834
ISBN: 0553212958
Condition: Good
A triumphantly patriotic play that also casts a critical eye at war and warriors, this great epic drama depicts a charismatic ruler in a time of national struggle. The young King Henry's victory over the French despite overwhelming odds creates a spectacle of action, color, and thundering battles. Whether the warrior-king is urging his men "Once more unto the breach, dear friends," or wooing Katharine of France, Henry is magnificently adapted to the role he must play in England's greatness. Henry V represents the culmination of Shakespeare's art as a writer of historical drama. Each Editio... View more info
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Publisher: Bantam: 1988
Seller ID: 0127835
ISBN: 0553213059
Condition: Good
The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of " star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet and Romeo defies the feud that divides their families-- the Capulets and Montagues-- as their desperate need to be together, their secret meetings, and finally their concealed marriage drive them toward tragedy. A masterwork that has long captured the hearts of audiences, this romantic tragedy has become part of the literary heritage of all peoples in all nations. View more info
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Publisher: Penguin: 1979
Seller ID: 0130182
ISBN: 0140714197
Condition: Good
Incorporating thirty-eight volumes of Shakespeare's work, this superb series is distinguished by its skilled and unobtrusive editing, under the scholarly and sensitive supervision of Alfred Harbage.Great pains have been taken to follow Shakespeare's intentions with regard to the act and scene division and the exact form of speech. The editing has been done from the quarto or folio texts, depending on which is considered more authoritative, and the ideal has been to reproduce the chosen texts with as few alterations as possible. In order to help the reader and student, the annotations have b... View more info
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Publisher: Signet Classic: 1998
Seller ID: 0130387
ISBN: 0451526767
Condition: Good
Our Signet Classic Shakespeare Series was extensively revised in 1998. We offer the best of everything -- unforgettable works edited by eminent Shakespeare scholars, comprehensive notes on the text, an essay on Shakespeare's life and times, source material, critical commentaries, extensive bibliographies, and footnotes. And there's more-- Grow with the times by including both historical and thoroughly contemporary critical commentary on such issues as feminist, political, and theatrical interpretations of the plays -- with recent full-length essays by such respected scholars as Frank Kermo... View more info
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Publisher: Oxford: 1998
Seller ID: 0131136
ISBN: 0192834142
Condition: Good
Though written near the end of his career, The Tempest stands first in Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623. Recently redefined by modern criticism as a romance, the play has been read as an escapist fantasy, a political allegory, and a celebratory fiction. Most often, however, The Tempest is interpreted as a summary of Shakespeare's view of his own art of playwriting. In this edition, Stephen Orgel reassesses the evidence for each of these critical speculations, and finds the play to be both more open and more historically determined than traditional views have allowed. The text has been newly e... View more info
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Publisher: RSC: 2009
Seller ID: 0140356
ISBN: 0812969154
Condition: Good
Shakespeare shines a fierce spotlight on the jealous heart and on our attitudes toward the outsider. A story of its time and for our time, full of terror and beauty, "Othello" is urgent, gripping, radical, and beautiful. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today's most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career; commentary on past and current p... View more info
By: William Styron
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Publisher: Random House: 1979
Seller ID: 0117055
ISBN: 0385364148
Condition: Very good
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By: William Styron
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Publisher: Vintage: 1993
Seller ID: 0134111
ISBN: 0679754490
Condition: Very good
In this brilliant collection of "long short stories, " the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice returns to the coastal Virginia setting of his first novels. Through the eyes of a man recollecting three episodes from his youth, William Styron explores with new eloquence death, loss, war, and racism. View more info
By: William Styron
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Publisher: Bantam Books: 1980
Seller ID: 0001700
ISBN: 0553135457
Condition: Fair
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Publisher: Penguin Classic: 2001
Seller ID: 0137513
ISBN: 0141439831
Condition: Good
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles--military and domestic--are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and ... View more info
By: X J Kennedy
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Publisher: St. Martins: 1985
Edition: 2
Seller ID: 0041217
ISBN: 0312071191
Condition: Good
