WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, página 35 de 165

Un líder asesinado, una duda, una locura ¿fingida?, una venganza. William Shakespeare estrenó Hamlet entre 1600 y 1602... ¿Sigues pensando que los clásicos son cosa del pasado?

A diferencia de los reinados de Enrique V o de Ricardo III, el de Enrique VI no estuvo dominado por la personalidad del monarca. Fue un periodo de lucha entre naciones -la Guerra de los Cien Años- que enfrento a Francia con Inglaterra y dentro del mismo reino -la Guerra de las Dos Rosas- a dos dinastias rivales, que provoco la division de la aristocracia en faccioAl publico londinense del siglo XVI Shakespeare le ofrecio un capitulo particularmente apasionante de los hechos ocurridos un siglo antes en Inglaterra, presentandolo como una inquietante sucesion de temas dramaticos. Por eso, es mejor considerar esta obra no mera adaptacion de una realidad historica o teatralizacion de ciertas bio-grafias, sino mas bien un complejo ensayo sobre los hechos politicos de la ultima mitad del siglo XV. Ensayo que ofrece, ademas, un sutil reflejo de la epoca.nes seguida de insurrecciones populares.

With its witty heroine Rosalind, who has the longest role of Shakespeare''s female characters, As You Like It is Shakespeare''s most light-hearted and most performed comedy. This edition includes numerous illustrations of productions and reassesses both its textual and performance history, showing how interpretations have changed since the first recorded production in 1740. It also examines Shakespeare''s sources and elucidates the central themes of love, pastoral, and doubleness, and provides detailed annotations investigating the play''s allusive and often bawdy language. `''The annotation is generally superb...Especially outstanding is the section [in the Introduction] on the play in performance. There are 21 captivating illustrations. This edition shows the result of much original research and it is recommended unreservedly.' Year''s Work in English Studies

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 relevance in Elizabethan England, its relationship to legal issues of the day, its treatment of women and families, and its overall aesthetic importance in Shakespeare''s early career. He also provides a richly detailed stage history, full annotations that are especially sensitive to the play''s language and staging, and an ample bibliographical study of the Folio (1623) text. The most comprehensive and up-to-date edition of King John currently available, this book is an invaluable resource for Shakespearean scholars, students, and theatergoers alike. History play in five acts by William Shakespeare, produced in 1596-97 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from an authorial fair copy. The title character provides the central focus of the play, which ends with his death. The playwright surrounds him with such characters as the son of Sir Robert Faulconbridge, known as the Bastard, who supports the king and yet mocks all political and moral pretensions. Shakespeare depicts King John on a rapidly changing course, surrounded by many contrasting characters, so that the king''s unsteady mind seems no more than one small element in an almost comic jumble of events. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature `The Oxford Shakespeare is an admirably scholarly edition, immaculately presented, offering close attention to possibilities of staging as well as meaning.'' Dr D. Sedge, Exeter University `This edition offers the most substantial and one of the most penetrating discussions of the play to date. A remarkable scholarly achievement.'' Dr Rene J.A. Weis, Department of English, University College, London `a most impressive and illuminating edition'' R. N. Alexander, Queen Mary Westfield, London `The major strength of Professor Braunmuller''s edition is its introduction. He offers a sane review of such difficult questions as the date of the play, and such controversial ones as its relation to ''The Troublesome Reign''. The evidence is marshalled in

Shakespeare no se limita a recrear situaciones reales; convierte los hechos en temas dramáticos. Inglaterra pierde su heroísmo junto con los territorios de Francia. Azuzado por York, que procura derrocar al rey, el pueblo se amotina, agobiado con impuestos para solventar una guerra desastrosa. Manipulada la ley por intereses particulares, la justicia se convierte en venganza. El reino se degrada. La muerte a traicion se agazapa en la noche; se eclipsa la dinastia de los Lancaster. Una casa intenta imponer su ascenso al trono, al tiempo que deslegitima a la contraria. El pais continuara desangrandose y las consecuencias han de ser terribles; sabemos cuantos padecimientos aguardan a un pueblo destruido. La caida de Enrique VI queda, asi, prefigurada. Introduccion, traduccion y notas de Delia Pasini

Julius Caesar's exciting plot, brilliant rhetoric, and searching characterisation have made it one of Shakespeare's most popular plays with both readers and theatre-goers. Introducing this thoroughly reconsidered edition, Arthur Humphreys provides a fresh look at the play's date and its place in the Shakespeare canon and examines Shakespeare's transmutation of history into drama. He investigates the play's ethical and moral concerns in a section on Roman values and analyses its fortunes in performance, from its immediately successful first staging to modern productions for cinema, television, and stage.

as obras más conocidas de Shakespeare, contadas por un autor y una ilustradora de primera fila. Desde que las obras de William Shakespeare se representaron por vez primera, autores de todas las épocas las han contado a su manera. En este volumen, que supone la primera colaboracion del escritor Andrew Matthews y la prestigiosa ilustradora Angela Barrett, merecedores de varios premios por su labor profesional, se recrean algunas historias de Shakespeare con toda la emocion de las obras teatrales originales. Traducido por Carlos Mayor

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love stories in the world. But it is more than a great love story. It is also about life and death, happiness and sadness, and the terrible hate between two great families. Shakespeares beautiful tale is still as popular today as it was more than 400 years ago.

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) This collection of six short stories, based on Shakespeares plays, is the perfect introduction to one of the worlds greatest writers. Meet the tragic young lovers Romeo and Juliet, mad King Lear, angry young Hamlet, and many more of the most famous characters in world literature

Shakespeare podría vanagloriarse de haber logrado que generaciones sucesivas continuaran reconociendo los valores estéticos, teatrales y psicológicos de La doma de la fiera, caracterizada por los espectadores de casi todas las epocas por una mentalidad patriarcal. La vision masculina, manifiesta en esta pieza, no resulta "avanzada" tampoco para la epoca en que fue escrita, de modo que, siguiendo las modificaciones culturales en cuanto al lugar de la mujer en la sociedad, en la representacion de la obra se ha tratado de "limar las asperezas". Prologo, traduccion y notas de Cristina Pina

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. This joyous play, the last comedy of Shakespeare''s career, sums up his stagecraft with a display of seemingly effortless skill. Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, living on an enchanted island, has the opportunity to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashoreas well as to forestall a rebellion, to arrange the meeting of his daughter, Miranda, with an eminently suitable young prince, and, more important, to relinquish his magic powers in recognition of his advancing age. Richly filled with music and magic, romance and comedy, the play''s theme of love and reconciliation offers a splendid feast for the senses and the heart.

Banishing his cousin, Bolingbroke, King Richard II prevents a dispute from turning bloody. But Richard is an arrogant and despotic ruler who listens only to his flatterers. As favour turns against him and Bolingbroke returns to reclaim his land, Richard is grieved to see that the throne given to him by God might be taken from him by men.

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His heart is filled with sadness and pain. Why? Only his two best friends, Horatio and Marcellus, know the true reason. The new king, Claudius, murdered Hamlets father and married the young princes mother. Will Hamlet be strong and brave enough to take revenge? Is he mad? Or does he have a secret plan?

Vive con Romeo y Julieta la historia de amor más trágica jamás contada.

Ricardo III ha fascinado y fascina a los públicos de todos los tiempos, aunque parecería seducir de manera especial al de esta época, si atendemos a las versiones cinematográficas de Loncraine-Mckellen y a la teatral de nuestros Arezzoalcon, que en los ultimos años concitaron a una llamativa cantidad de publico.

In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible--and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).

Probably the most famous play in the English language, Hamlet transcends the revenge tradition and explores the nature of man. Learning that Claudius, his uncle, has killed his father Hamlets only honourable course of action is revenge. But Hamlets nature tends not towards action but reflection and in his incapacity to act lies the seed of his own destruction. The text of this edition is edited by G.B.Harrison and contains notes, a glossary and an introduction.

''You will experience the words of Shakespeare as you have never before, interpreted by some of the most accomplished actors of our time'' Sir Derek Jacobi ''A rare and valuable resource'' Andrew Wade Voice Coach, Royal Shakespeare Company The audio CD with this edition of The Taming of the Shrew contains a series of recordings to illustrate how different actors place their own interpretation on the play. Hear superb peformances from Estelle Kohler and Bill Homewood, Peter O''Toole and Sian Phillips, and Frances Barber and Roger Allam as well as narration from Sir Derek Jacobi. The text is illustrated with photographs from notable productions and film adaptations, and takes you behind the scenes with set drawings, costume designs and scene edits, all from original notes. As well as the playtext there are articles and interviews from notable Shakespeare scholars and performers. An invaluable tool for students from GCSE to A level and beyond.

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.