The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

by William Shakespeare

Overview

Widely hailed on its first publication in 1951, the Complete Works of William Shakespeare edited by Professor Peter Alexander has long been established as one of the most authoritative editions of Shakespeares works. Now completely reset in a reader-friendly format, it continues to provide a reliable and straightforward text for the reader. This updated edition includes a brief biography of Shakespeare by Germaine Greer and an introduction to his theater by Anthony Burgess; new introductions to the plays and poems written by a team from Glasgow University; an essay on the significance of the Alexander text; and a glossary with 2,500 words and phrases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627885898
Publisher:	Race Point Publishing
Publication date:	10/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	107 MB
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About the Author

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon." His extant works include some collaboration, consisting of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

John Lotherington has written widely on Renaissance literature and history, including co-authored surveys of sixteenth-century Europe, Years of Renewal, and sixteenth-century England, The Tudor Years.  He is at present a Program Director at the Salzburg Global Seminar.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

THE COMEDIES
THE TEMPEST
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
AS YOU LIKE IT
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL
THE WINTER'S TALE
PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE
THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN

THE HISTORIES
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING RICHARD II
THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY IV
THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV
THE LIFE OF KING HENRY V
THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI
THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI
THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING RICHARD III
THE LIFE OF KING HENRY VIII
THE REIGN OF KING EDWARD III
THE TRAGEDIES
CORIOLANUS
THE LAMENTABLE TRAGEDY OF TITUS ANDRONICUS
ROMEO AND JULIET
TIMON OF ATHENS
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JULIUS CAESAR
MACBETH
HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
KING LEAR
OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
CYMBELINE, KING OF BRITAIN
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

POETRY
VENUS AND ADONIS
THE RAPE OF LUCRECE
A LOVER'S COMPLAINT
THE PHOENIX AND THE TURTLE
THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM
SONNETS
EPITAPHS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - HIS LIFE AND TIMES