The Annotated Shakespeare, Volum 1

Portada
Greenwich House, 1984 - 2461 pàgines
Three volumes in one: V.I. The comedies -- V. II. The histories, sonnets and other poems -- V. III. The tragedies and romances.

Continguts

SHAKESPEARES COMEDIES Introduction
20
COMEDY OF ERRORS 1592 Introduction
26
O GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 1592 Introduction
68
E TAMING OF THE SHREW 1592 Introduction
116
LOVES LABOURS LOST 1593 Introduction
172
SUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 1594 Introduction
230
HE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1596 Introduction
278
AS YOU LIKE IT 1598 Introduction
334
KING RICHARD II 1595 Introduction
1032
KING JOHN 1596 Introduction
1092
THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY IV 1597 Introduction
1148
THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY IV 1598 Introduction
1210
KING HENRY V 1599 Introduction
1278
KING HENRY VIII 1613 Introduction
1344
SHAKESPEARES POEMS Introduction
1412
Venus and Adonis 1593 Introduction
1424

CH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 1599 Introduction
390
WIVES OF WINDSOR 15991600 Introduction
444
TWELFTH NIGHT 1601 Introduction
502
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA 1602 Introduction
558
WELL THAT ENDS WELL 1603 Introduction
630
Manufactured in the United States of America
640
MEASURE FOR MEASURE 1604 Introduction
690
THE FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI 1590 Introduction
756
THE SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI 1590 Introduction
816
THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI 1591 Introduction
884
KING RICHARD III 1592 Introduction
952
THE SONNETS 159215945 Introduction
1492
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
1530
The Phoenix and the Turtle 1601 Introduction
1536
PEARES TRAGEDIES ROMANCES Introduction
1543
OTHELLO 1604 Introduction
1804
Title
1942
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 1607 Introduction
2002
TIMON OF ATHENS 1608 Introduction
2152
CYMBELINE 1609 Introduction
2260
THE WINTERS TALE 161011 Introduction
2332
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Sobre l'autor (1984)

William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616 Although there are many myths and mysteries surrounding William Shakespeare, a great deal is actually known about his life. He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, son of John Shakespeare, a prosperous merchant and local politician and Mary Arden, who had the wealth to send their oldest son to Stratford Grammar School. At 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the 27-year-old daughter of a local farmer, and they had their first daughter six months later. He probably developed an interest in theatre by watching plays performed by traveling players in Stratford while still in his youth. Some time before 1592, he left his family to take up residence in London, where he began acting and writing plays and poetry. By 1594 Shakespeare had become a member and part owner of an acting company called The Lord Chamberlain's Men, where he soon became the company's principal playwright. His plays enjoyed great popularity and high critical acclaim in the newly built Globe Theatre. It was through his popularity that the troupe gained the attention of the new king, James I, who appointed them the King's Players in 1603. Before retiring to Stratford in 1613, after the Globe burned down, he wrote more than three dozen plays (that we are sure of) and more than 150 sonnets. He was celebrated by Ben Jonson, one of the leading playwrights of the day, as a writer who would be "not for an age, but for all time," a prediction that has proved to be true. Today, Shakespeare towers over all other English writers and has few rivals in any language. His genius and creativity continue to astound scholars, and his plays continue to delight audiences. Many have served as the basis for operas, ballets, musical compositions, and films. While Jonson and other writers labored over their plays, Shakespeare seems to have had the ability to turn out work of exceptionally high caliber at an amazing speed. At the height of his career, he wrote an average of two plays a year as well as dozens of poems, songs, and possibly even verses for tombstones and heraldic shields, all while he continued to act in the plays performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men. This staggering output is even more impressive when one considers its variety. Except for the English history plays, he never wrote the same kind of play twice. He seems to have had a good deal of fun in trying his hand at every kind of play. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, all published on 1609, most of which were dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothsley, The Earl of Southhampton. He also wrote 13 comedies, 13 histories, 6 tragedies, and 4 tragecomedies. He died at Stratford-upon-Avon April 23, 1616, and was buried two days later on the grounds of Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. His cause of death was unknown, but it is surmised that he knew he was dying.

Informació bibliogràfica

TítolThe Annotated Shakespeare, Volum 1
The Annotated Shakespeare, William Shakespeare
AutorWilliam Shakespeare
EditorAlfred Leslie Rowse
Compilat perAlfred Leslie Rowse
Col·laboradorAlfred Leslie Rowse
EditorGreenwich House, 1984
Original deUniversitat d'Indiana
Digitalitzat el1 Febr. 2011
ISBN0517436035, 9780517436035
Nre. de pàgines2461 pàgines
  
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