Review (PDF) The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Knickerbocker Classics)
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed." - William ShakespeareArm yourself with this volume from the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies and all the poems and sonnets of the world's most influential writer. This collection includes poems and plays that were not included in Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623 to make one complete, authentic collection. For Shakespeare fans worldwide, this stunning gift edition has a full cloth binding, foil blocking on the spine, ribbon marker, and is packaged neatly in an elegant slipcase. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare contains essential reading like Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, King Lear, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Henry V alongside many lesser-known gems for a complete Shakespearean education.
Series: Knickerbocker Classics
Hardcover: 1296 pages
Publisher: Race Point Publishing; Slp edition (October 10, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1631060244
ISBN-13: 978-1631060243
Product Dimensions: 7 x 3 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
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Shakespeare requires no introduction -- he is "the Bard," the most imposing playwright and storyteller in the English language.And "William Shakespeare: The Complete Works" brings together every one of his thirty-nine plays and his brilliant poetry. His stage work ranges wildly from harrowing tragedies to airy little puffs of comedy which are even more moving when paired with the romantically intense, complicated sonnets and narrative poems. While it takes some work to fully understand some of his work, the powerful, complicated characters and vivid writing are timeless.The plays basically are divided into comedies, histories and tragedies. The tragedies are pretty much... tragic. The comedies are of the classical variety -- not always funny (usually, but not always) but you know they will end semi-happily. And the histories... well, dramatizations of history, mostly about British kings and the Roman empire.And everybody has heard of the greats here -- the Scottish lord who murders his way to kingship, young lovers divided by a feud, a Moorish general who is driven mad with jealousy, an elderly king whose arrogance rips his life apart, a very cleaned-up version of Henry VIII's split from his first wife, the goofy Prince Hal and his growth into a great king. There are feuding fairies, bickering lovers, romantic tangles, Julius Caesar's demise, gender-bending, an exiled duke/magician on his island, and the infamous "pound of flesh" bargain.
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