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La col.lecció Llibres Clau es complau a presentar al seu públic un altre shakespeare. Aquesta vegada és el torn de la comèdia. I quina més idònia que El mercader de Venècia? Una peça teatral on, amb el rerefons de la sumptuositat i lart del Renaixement, Shakespeare hi col·loca la superba i desconcertant figura de Shylock, com una pinzellada tràgica, un ésser de la talla de les millors invencions del poeta, que contrasta a la perfecció amb la remor de músiques i pedres precioses de la veneciana comèdia.

A vivacious woman and a high-spirited man both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, they begin to question whether their witty banter and sharp-tongued repartee conceals something deeper.

A young man and woman meet by chance and fall instantly in love. But their families are bitter enemies, and in order to be together the two lovers must be prepared to risk everything. Set in a city torn apart by feuds and gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is a dazzling combination of passion and hatred, bawdy comedy and high tragedy.

From the acclaimed Naxos series of Shakespeare recordings. A full professional cast, headed by Sir Ian McKellen as Prospero and Emilia Fox as Miranda, records the complete, unabridged New Cambridge Shakespeare text of The Tempest, with sound effects and accompanying music. The set of two CDs is accompanied by notes and a synopsis of the play.

"The Weils's New Cambridge ^1 Henry IV takes a skillful route...making judicious choices at every level, from its nicely gauged textual commentary to its full account of the play's scholarly, critical, and theatrical histories. Clearly written with nonspecialists in mind, it should prove especially exciting for that audience, but there is much for the specialist reader as well." Shakespeare Quarterly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Prince Hal, the son of King Henry IV spends his time in idle pleasure with dissolute friends, among them the roguish Sir John Falstaff: But when the kingdom is threatened by rebellious forces, the prince must abandon his reckless ways. Taking arms against a heroic enemy, he begins a great and compelling transformation - from irresponsible reprobate to noble ruler of men. This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Henry IV, Part One, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

From Harold Bloom's now-canonical book Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human come individual meditations on every one of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, and historical plays, each with t

The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collapses when the King refuses to accept the divine confirmation of her innocence. The child is abandoned to die on the coast of Bohemia.

A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge. But his apparent insanity soon begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.

This work includes some marvellous story versions of Shakespeare's plays, written by Charles and Mary Lamb as a way of introducing children and others not familiar with Shakespeare to the works of our great playwright. In an outstanding joint-performance, Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres bring to life all the comedy, romance, tragedy, suspense and mystery of the plays, in a compelling collection that is not just for children or students but for all of us who love to hear these stories from Shakespeare beautifully told.

Obra en la que brilla con especial fuerza el genio de WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616), la tragedia de HAMLET traza el admirable retrato de un legendario príncipe de Jutlandia, soñador, contemplativo, sumido en dudas e irresoluciones, que, obligado a esclarecer los motivos que llevaron a la muerte de su padre, sucumbe ante la fatalidad de las circunstancias. Su locura no es sólo, al modo tradicional, una ficción y una coartada, sino que se convierte en modo de ser y en visión del mundo. Su ambigüedad, su ambivalencia y su desorientación lo aproximan notablemente a la sensibilidad de nuestra época. Poblada, como señala en su prólogo Vicente Molina Foix, por una abundante y compleja galería de personajes «secundarios», la obra ha gozado de una constante vigencia a lo largo del tiempo, que ha hecho que se incorporen al lenguaje común numerosas expresiones de la obra («ser o no ser», «palabras, palabras, palabras», «lo demás es silencio») que han llegado a hacerse emblemáticas.

A popular soldier and newly married man, Othello seems to be in an enviable position. And yet, when his supposed friend sows doubts in his mind about his wife's fidelity, he is gradually consumed by suspicion. In this powerful tragedy, innocence is corrupted and trust is eroded as every relationship is drawn into a tangled web of jealousies.

A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best friend. Unwittingly, all four find themselves in an enchanted forest where fairies and sprites soon take an interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting mischievous spells. In this dazzling comedy, confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced, and - ultimately - restored.

Angered by the loss of his son in battle, the Earl of Northumberland supports another rebellion against King Henry IV, bringing the country to the brink of civil war. Sick and weary, the old King sends out his forces, including the unruly Sir John Falstaff, to meet the rebels. But as the conflict grows, he must also confront a more personal problem how to make his reprobate son Prince Hal aware of the duties he must bear, as heir to the throne.

Selected as a 2005 outstanding book by University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries Selected for Association of American University Presses (AAUP) Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2006 Featured at ALA as one of the "Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books you should know about." Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama so engulfs its readers in the ruinous journey of surrender to evil as does Macbeth. A timeless tragedy about the nature of ambition, conscience, and the human heart, the play holds a profound grip on the Western imagination. Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities Emeritus and professor of English emeritus, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among his many edited and translated publications are Poems and Prose from the Old English, Cligès, Lancelot, Perceval, Erec and Enide, and Yvain, all published by Yale University Press. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University, is the author of many books, including The Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, and Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? "The volumes in this series will enrich any library that stocks editions of individual Shakespearean plays. [Included are] introductory essays and on-page annotations that aid the reader in vocabulary, usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, alternative readings of phrases and lines, and prosody, i.e. metric structure or accents . . . . Especially helpful are definitions of common words that have changed meanings over the past four hundred years . . . ."—Judith McGowan (American Association of School Librarians)

King Lear foolishly disinherits his loving and dutiful youngest daughter, only to realize he made a grave error in dividing his kingdom between the elder two.

From the hilarious mischief of the elf Puck to the rough humor of the self-centered Bottom and his fellow players, from the palace of Theseus in Athens to the magic wood where fairies play, Shakespeares marvelous A Midsummer Nights Dream is a play of enchantment and an insightful portrait of the predicaments of love. Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities and emeritus professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among his many edited and translated publications are Poems and Prose from the Old English, Cliges, Lancelot, Perceval, Erec and Enide, and Yvain, all published by Yale University Press. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University, is the author of many books, including The Western Canon and Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. "The volumes in this series will enrich any library that stocks editions of individual Shakespearean plays. [Included are] introductory essays and on-page annotations that aid the reader in vocabulary, usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, alternative readings of phrases and lines, and prosody, i.e. metric structure or accents . . . . Especially helpful are definitions of common words that have changed meanings over the past four hundred years . . . ."Judith McGowan (American Association of School Librarians)