Richard II: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Richard II: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Written in 1595, Richard II occupies a significant place in the Shakespeare canon, marking the transition from the earlier history plays dominated by civil war and stark power to a more nuanced representation of the political conflicts of England's past where character and politics are inextricably

Richard II: Oxford School Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

This edition of The Richard II is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including

Henry VI, Part II: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Shakespeare's Henry VI plays dramatize contemporary as much as Elizabethan issues: the struggle for power, the manoeuvres of politicians, social unrest, civil war. This edition draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance

Hamlet: The Oxford Shakespeare Hamlet (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

This Oxford Shakespeare edition of Hamlet represents a radically new text of the best known and most widely discussed of all Shakespearean tragedies. Arguing that the text currently accepted is not, in fact, the most authoritative version of the play, this new edition turns to the First Folio of

Complete Sonnets and Poems: The Oxford Shakespeare the Complete Sonnets and Poems (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Much ADO about Nothing: The Oxford Shakespeare Much ADO about Nothing (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Richard III (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edition of Richard III edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel. The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the

King Richard II: Third Series (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing its relation to competing theories of monarchy, looking at

Titus Andronicus: The Oxford Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The introduction reviews the few known facts about this early Shakespeare play and discusses the puzzling problems of its date and authorship. The text has been freshly edited with the aim of presenting the play as revised for the first recorded performance in 1594, with the addition of stage

York Notes for KS3 Shakespeare: Richard III (Shakespeare William)(Paperback / softback)

Revision for the Shakespeare plays for the key Stage 3 tests that make the

The Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Thought to be Shakespeare's earliest surviving play, The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy filled with passionate lovers, women disguised as men, sword fights and sudden revelations, and a happy denouement, all underscored by a farcical subplot featuring the character Launce and his dog Crab

Cymbeline (Oxford World´s Classics New Edition) - William Shakespeare

This is the first new, full-scale edition of Cymbeline in 37 years. One of Shakespeare's final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of marriage imperiled by mistrust and painfully rebuilt in the context of international conflict. Roger Warren's commentary

The Winter's Tale: The Oxford Shakespeare the Winter's Tale (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare's most fully realized tragicomedy, noted for the richness and complexity of its poetry. Though the title may suggest an escapist fantasy, recent criticism has seen in the play a profoundly realistic psychology and a keen commentary on the violence implicit in family

Richard II (Shakespeare William)(Paperback / softback)

Banishing his cousin, Bolingbroke, King Richard II prevents a dispute from turning bloody. But Richard is an arrogant and despotic ruler, prone to tyranny and vanity, who listens only to his flatterers. As favour turns against him and Bolingbroke returns to reclaim his

Julius Caesar: The Oxford Shakespeare Julius Caesar (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The most famous of Shakespeare's Roman tragedies, Julius Caesar was written and first performed in 1599, and was apparently one the plays his contemporaries enjoyed most. Recounting the death of Caesar on the steps of the Senate house, the play offers some of Shakespeare's finest scenes: Antony's

Henry V: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The introduction includes an examination of the Quarto and texts, and of the relationship between them; a critical discussion of the play's historical and literary sources; an examination of conflicting critical attitudes to the play, and of its fluctuating theatrical fortunes; and a demonstration

King Richard III (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen

The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare the History of King Lear (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

King Lear, widely considered Shakespeare's most deeply moving, passionately expressed, and intellectually ambitious play, has almost always been edited from the revised version printed in the First Folio of 1623, with additions from the quarto of 1608. Now for the first time, this new volume

King John: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Edited by the eminent A.R. Braunmuller, this thorough edition of King John--the first scholarly edition in almost fifteen years--makes a significant contribution to the study of Shakespeare's works. Braunmuller offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, which focuses on the play's political

A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespeare a Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps Shakespeare's most popular play, particularly as a first introduction to Shakespeare for children--filled as it is with a marvelous mixture of aristocrats, workers, and fairies. Simple and engaging on the surface, it is none the less a highly original and

William Shakespeare Comedies (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Bring on the merriment and song whenever you open this collection of Shakespeare's entertaining comedies. The comedies of William Shakespeare--including The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and As You Like It--have entertained readers and theatergoers for centuries. This

The Tempest: The Oxford Shakespeare the Tempest (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression. Significantly, it was placed first when published in the First Folio of 1623, and is now generally

William Shakespeare: The Complete Works (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to

The Tempest: Oxford School Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

This edition of The Tempest is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials.This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites)