Shakespeare and Forgetting (Holland Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare and Forgetting (Holland Peter)(Pevná vazba)

What does it signify when a Shakespearean character forgets something or when Hamlet determines to 'wipe away all trivial fond records'? How might forgetting be an act to be performed, or be linked to forgiveness, such as when in The Winter's Tale Cleomenes encourages Leontes to 'forget your evil

Evoking (and forgetting!) Shakespeare (Brook Peter)(Paperback / softback)

A revised edition of Peter Brook's take on Shakespeare, with a new chapter. The book addresses a number of questions about performing Shakespeare today: Why is Shakespeare not out of date? What do we mean by Shakespeare's 'genius' or

Shakespeare - The Theatre of Our World (Conrad Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Conrad explores the phenomenon of Shakespeare, and assesses Shakespeare's global legacy across every continent and across every genre of the creative

Everless (Holland Sara)(Pevná vazba)

New York Times bestseller!'Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller. Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time.' --Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of CaravalIn the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency--extracted from blood, bound to iron, and

Renaissance Psychologies: Spenser and Shakespeare (Reid Robert Lanier)(Pevná vazba)

A thorough and scholarly study of Spenser and Shakespeare and their contrary artistry, covering themes of theology, psychology, the depictions of passion and intellect, moral counsel, family hierarchy, self-love, temptation, folly, allegory, female heroism, the supernatural and much more

Sonnets And Narrative Poems (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

A complete and annotated edition of Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, including the sonnets, 'Venus and Adonis' and 'The Rape of

Shakespeare and Lost Plays: Reimagining Drama in Early Modern England (McInnis David)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare and Lost Plays returns Shakespeare's dramatic work to its most immediate and (arguably) pivotal context; by situating it alongside the hundreds of plays known to Shakespeare's original audiences, but lost to us. David McInnis reassesses the value of lost plays in relation to both the

Shakespeare and Faulkner: Selves and Others (Zender Karl F.)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare and Faulkner: Selves and Others explores the moral and ethical dilemmas that characters face inside themselves and in their interactions with others in the works of these two famed authors. Karl F. Zender's characterological study offers insightful, critically rigorous, and at times

All the Sonnets of Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

Intended for all readers of Shakespeare, this beautiful and ground-breaking book arranges Shakespeare's sonnets printed in 1609 in chronological order and intersperses the sonnets from the plays among them. A lively introduction provides essential background, while explanatory notes and modern

King Lear (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with

Biographic Shakespeare (Croot VIV)(Pevná vazba)

Many people know that William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a playwright and poet, who wrote Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth and is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets; that he left behind six different versions

Shakespeare and the Ethics of War (Gray Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

How does Shakespeare represent war? This volume reviews scholarship to date on the question and introduces new perspectives, looking at contemporary conflict through the lens of the

Shakespeare, Spectatorship and the Technologies of Performance (Aebischer Pascale)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare, Spectatorship and the Technologies of Performance examines how rapid changes in performance technologies affect modes of spectatorship for early modern drama. It argues that seemingly disparate developments - such as the revival of early modern architectural and lighting technologies,

Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of Venice a far darker, more alluring play. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon

Shakespeare His Life and Works - Alan Riding, Leslie Dunton-Downer

Unravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautifully illustrated guide to his life and works.Comedy and romance, history, and tragedy, Shakespeare's canon has it all. Some 400 years after they were written and first performed, his works still

Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering (Small Scott A.)(Pevná vazba)

A renowned neurologist explains why our routine forgetting--of names, dates, even house keys--is not a brain failure but actually, when combined with memory, one of the mind's most beneficial functions. Who wouldn't want a better memory? Dr. Scott Small has dedicated his career to understanding why

Picture Atlas (Holland Simon (Packager))(Pevná vazba)

Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594 (Loughnane Rory)(Pevná vazba)

Early Shakespeare, 1588-1594 draws together leading scholars of text, performance, and theatre history to offer a rigorous re-appraisal of Shakespeare's early career. The contributors offer rich new critical insights into the theatrical and poetic context in which Shakespeare first wrote and his

Interweaving Myths in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries (Valls-Russell Janice)(Pevná vazba)

This volume considers classical mythology in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The eleven essays approach tropes and figures from multiple perspectives: genre, gender, translation, classical reception and

Diamond and the Eye (Lovesey Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare and Stratford (Scheil Katherine)(Pevná vazba)

As the site of literary pilgrimage since the eighteenth century, the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the topic of hundreds of imaginary portrayals, Stratford is ripe for analysis, both in terms of its factual existence and its fictional afterlife. The essays in this volume consider the

Railways (Holland Julian)(Pevná vazba)

This is a collection of fascinating and diverse British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such as Harry

Macbeth (Shakespeare William)(Pevná vazba)

Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions are realized. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must

Macbeth (Mason Conrad)(Pevná vazba)

Retells Shakespeare's classic tale of madness and murder, treachery and witchcraft for a younger