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"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." Murder. Madness. Magic. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare unleashes his most haunting tragedyーa gripping exploration of ambition's dea……続きを見る

〓 All the world's a stageーand every page is a masterpiece. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare presents every play, poem, and sonnet penned by the most celebrated writer in English literatur……続きを見る

〓️ Love deceived. Loyalty shattered. A tragedy born of manipulation and pride. In Othello, Shakespeare delivers a riveting and emotionally charged story of the noble Moorish general Othello, whose ……続きを見る

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy…" Othello is one of William Shakespeare's most intense and psychologically complex tragedies. The story follows Othello, a respected Moorish general in the Venetian ……続きを見る

In this book, Wm. Blake Tyrrell and Larry J. Bennett examine Sophocles' Antigone in the context of its setting in fifth-century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that……続きを見る

Magical Mischief! On a midsummer night a group of mortals becomes ensnared in a magical realm by Oberon the King of Fairies and Puck his faithful servant. This delightful romp is Shakespeare's most ……続きを見る

This Arden edition of Hamlet, arguably Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, presents an authoritative, modernized text based on the Second Quarto text with a new introductory essay covering key productio……続きを見る

Hamlet, la conocida obra del genial inglés William Shakespeare, es una tragedia recorrida de principio a fin por el tema de la muerte, irremediablemente unida a la traición. Desde el mismo inicio, c……続きを見る

Titus Andronicus may be Shakespeare's earliest tragedy; it is believed to have been written sometime between 1584 and the early 1590s. It depicts a Roman general who is engaged in a cycle of revenge……続きを見る

King of Navarra, Ferdinand, with three close associates, vows to spend three years in an unceasing study of scholarly works. In the name of science, the monarch vows to limit himself in sleep and fo……続きを見る

It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic con……続きを見る

«The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice» is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the short story Un Capitano Moro (&laq……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I Navarre.- Un parc avec un palais. LE ROI FERDINAND, BIRON, LONGUEVILLE ET DUMAINE. LE ROI.- Que la Renommée, objet de la poursuite de tous les hommes pendant leur vie, ……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I. Londres.- Un appartement dans le palais. Entrent LE ROI RICHARD avec sa suite, JEAN DE GAUNT et d'autres nobles avec lui. RICHARD.- Vieux Jean de Gaunt, vénérable Lanc……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I A Londres, dans la salle du parlement. Tambours. Quelques soldats du parti de York se précipitent dans la salle; entrent ensuite LE DUC D'YORK, ÉDOUARD, RICHARD, NORFOL……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I Une place publique. Entrent SAMSON et GRÉGOIRE, armés d'épées et de boucliers. SAMSON.- Tiens, Grégoire, sur ma parole, on ne nous fera plus avaler de pilules[4]. [Note……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I VALENTIN, PROTÉO. VALENTIN.- Cesse de vouloir me persuader, mon cher Protéo; le jeune homme qui demeure toujours dans sa patrie n'a jamais qu'un esprit borné. Si l'amou……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I A Londres.- Une rue. Entre LE DUC DE GLOCESTER. GLOCESTER.- Enfin le soleil d'York a changé en un brillant été l'hiver de nos disgrâces, et les nuages qui s'étaient aba……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I La Grande-Bretagne.- Jardin derrière le palais de Cymbeline. =Entrent= DEUX GENTILSHOMMES. LE PREMIER GENTILHOMME.- Vous ne rencontrez ici personne qui ne fronce le sou……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I A Londres.- Une antichambre du palais. LE DUC DE NORFOLK entre par une porte, LE DUC DE BUCKINGHAM ET LE LORD ABERGAVENNY entrent par une autre porte. BUCKINGHAM.- Bonj……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I Venise.- Une rue. Entrent RODERIGO et JAGO. RODERIGO.- Allons, ne m'en parle jamais ! Je trouve très-mauvais que toi, Jago, qui as disposé de ma bourse comme si les cor……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER SCÈNE I A Windsor, devant la maison de Page. Entrent LE JUGE SHALLOW, SLENDER et sir HUGH EVANS. SHALLOW.- Tenez, sir Hugh, ne cherchez pas à m'en dissuader. Je veux porter cel……続きを見る

In the short comic play Evening Dress, William Dean Howells' bumbling recurring character Mr. Roberts finds himself in another ridiculous quandary. This time around, a planned evening out on the tow……続きを見る

Critics and fans alike call Shakespeare's romance Cymbeline one of his most underrated plays. Set in ancient England, the play follows the aftermath of the illicit marriage of Imogen, a princess who……続きを見る

In this clever, humorous play from the "Dean of American Letters," William Dean Howells, a German florist finds himself caught up in a series of remarkable coincidences. Readers will appreciate Howe……続きを見る

In one of William Dean Howells' humorous farces, the then-cutting-edge technological development of the elevator becomes an inescapable prison when a malfunctioning lift traps a bevy of posh Bostoni……続きを見る

In The Garotters, another of William Dean Howells' "farces," or short comic plays, protagonist Mr. Roberts arrives home with a tale of horror, tragedy and ultimate triumph -- his beloved watch was s……続きを見る

In this uproarious short play from the "Dean of American Letters," goodhearted but impractical protagonist Edward Roberts sets out to lighten his wife's domestic workload by hiring a household cook.……続きを見る

In this short comic play from William Dean Howells, a widow, Amy Somers, goes through the motions of hosting a tea party and is unexpectedly swept off her feet by the eccentric and charming Willis C……続きを見る

Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-rangin……続きを見る