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Richard II (Шекспир. Ричард II)

Sat, 18 May 2024 13:06:03 +0000

Richard II is one of Shakespeare’s finest works: lucid, eloquent, and boldly structured. It can be seen as a tragedy, or a historical play, or a political drama, or as one part of a vast dramatic cycle which helped to generate England’s national identity. Today, to some of us, Richard II may appear conservative; but, in Shakespeare’s day, it could appear subversive: ‘I am Richard II’, declared an indignant Queen Elizabeth.Numerous recent revivals in the theatre and on screen have demonstrated the enduring power and poignancy of this drama of the downfall of an egoistic but pitiable monarch.Richard II is the seventeenth volume in the Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series, in which each volume has been freshly edited by Cedric Watts.

Complete Works of William Shakespeare HB

Sat, 18 May 2024 12:00:03 +0000

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of «Hamlet», «King Lear», «Othello», and «Macbeth» as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as «A Midsummer Night`s Dream», «The Taming of the Shrew» and «As You Like It» with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness. This volume is a reprint of the Shakespeare Head Press edition, and it presents all the plays in chronological order in which they were written. It also includes Shakespeare`s Sonnets, as well as his longer poems «Venus and Adonis» and «The Rape of Lucrece».

Midsummer Nights Dream ( Сон в летнюю ночь )’

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:46:04 +0000

When four young lovers flee from Athens and become lost in an enchanted wood, they stumble into a fairy world where King Oberon, and Queen Titania, are feuding over ownership of a young Indian prince. Seeking his revenge on Titania, Oberon and his servant Puck begin a magical, yet farcical chain of events where all become interwoven in a comedic and mischievous play about the difficulties of love.

Twelfth Night (Shakespeare ) Двенадцатая ночь (Шекспир) /Книги на английском языке

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:46:04 +0000

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘If music be the food of love, play on;Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,The appetite may sicken, and so die.’A comedic romance of mistaken identity, Twelfth Night begins with a shipwreck, splitting up Viola and her twin brother, Sebastian. Alone in a strange land, Viola disguises herself as a male servant, Cesario, in order to work for the Duke Orsino. Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia, but it is Cesario that Olivia falls for. A farcical tale of misplaced love, confusion, gender-swapping and aspiration, Twelfth Night remains one of Shakespeare’s best-loved and inventive comedies.HarperCollins с гордостью представляет новую серию любимых классических произведений.Если музыка — это пища любви, играй дальше;Дай мне избыток того, что лишнее,чтобы аппетит ухудшился и умер».Комедийный роман об ошибочной идентификации, «Двенадцатая ночь» начинается с кораблекрушения, в результате которого Виола и ее брат-близнец Себастьян оказываются разлучены. Оставшись одна в чужой стране, Виола переодевается в мужскую одежду слуги Цезарио, чтобы работать на герцога Орсино. Орсино влюблен в леди Оливию, но Оливия влюбляется именно в Цезарио. Фарсовая история о неуместной любви, путанице, смене полов и стремлениях, «Двенадцатая ночь» остается одной из самых любимых и изобретательных комедий Шекспира.

Romeo and Juliet

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:03:03 +0000

The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers- a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings- on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions, and much else- detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances, and changing critical attitudes to the play- illustrated with production photographs and related art- full index to introduction and commentary- durable sewn binding for lasting usenot simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth- century scholarship. Times Literary SupplementABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World’s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford’s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (Генри IV, части 1 и 2)

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 11:11:45 +0000

In Henry IV, Part 1, the King is in a doubly ironic position. His rebellion against Richard II was successful, but now he himself is beset by rebels, led by the charismatic Harry Hotspur. The King’s son, Prince Hal, seems to be more concerned with the pleasures of the tavern world and the company of the fat rogue, Falstaff, than with concerns of state. Eventually, however, Hal proves a courageous foe of the rebels.This history play is lively in its interplay of political intrigue and boisterous comedy, subtle in the connections between high statecraft and low craftiness, exuberant in its range of vivid characters, and memorable in its thematic concern with honour, loyalty and the quest for power.In Henry IV, Part 2, the King is ailing, Falstaff is ageing, and the kingdom itself, where rebellion is still rife, seems diseased or debilitated. The comedy has a melancholy undertone, and the politics verge on the Machiavellian. Eventually, the resourceful Hal, inheriting the crown as Henry V, must prove that he can uphold justice in the realm. Here Shakespeare demonstrates a mastery of thematic complexity and subtlety, and shows the price in human terms that may be exacted by political success.