Shakespeare, Pelican: Coriolanus by William Shakespeare download book DJV, TXT

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"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts, A military hero of ancient Rome attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a politician -- a disastrous move that results in his leading an attack on Rome., A military hero of ancient Rome who attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a candidate for public office -- a disastrous move that leads to his heading an attack on Rome. The last of Shakespeare's tragedies, "Coriolanus" is a timeless tale of pride, revenge, and political chicanery., Enabling power: Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003, s. 27 (1). Issued: 17.03.2005. Made: 01.03.2005. Laid: 02.03.2005. Coming into force: 23.03.2005. Effect: S.I. 1991/1297 revoked. Territorial extent & classification: E/W/NI. General. Revoked by SI 2013/2733 (ISBN 9780111105399), Lively, instructive access to Shakespeare's rich and complex works., New Shakespeare, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary., Shakespeare's Coriolanus is one of the most brilliant political plays ever written. Despite its ancient Roman setting, it remains a perennially relevant study of the relationship between personality and politics. The Introduction to this new edition illuminates its relevance to Shakespeare'sown time and to later ages while also emphasizing the wide range of interpretations that are possible in performance., This Roman play is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes. Its hero, Coriolanus, is a proud General who does not hesitate to show his arrogant and outspoken contempt of the Roman rabble. The Tribunes banish him and he raises an army to take his revenge on Rome. He finally concedes to the pleas of his mother to spare the city and leaves only to be publicly killed by his former allies. Peter Holland is a former Director of the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford upon Avon and President of the Shakespeare Association of America. He is a pre-eminent international scholar. His comprehensive Introduction and commentary notes open up the language, themes and ideas in this complex yet richly rewarding play for the student and teacher., This generously annotated edition offers a thorough reconsideration of Shakespeare's remarkable, and probably his last, tragedy.

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While the Introduction and Commentary focus on the critical and theatrical debate surrounding the play, the original and comprehensive editing of the playtext makes available a 'different' Shrew, more open to the reader's interpretation than is usually the case., For more than a century educators, students and general readers have relied on The Arden Shakespeare to provide the very best scholarship and most authoritative texts available.The Third Series editions' added emphasis on all aspects of Shakespeare performance extended the Arden editions readership to also become the preferred text for theatre professionals., New Shakespeare, long since out-of-print, is now reissued.Shakespeare's work is a tragedy, but for Emile 'the future shimmers before him] full of wondrous possibilities.' Nunez treats her source material with a deft touch, making this story impressive in its own right."--"Publishers Weekly" "Nunez's textured and engaging novel explores familial discord, along with questions of kinship and self-identity....With a nod to "King Lear," Nunez crafts an introspective tale as her vividly drawn characters navigate complications of heritage, race, and loyalty."--"Booklist" "In her latest novel, "Even in Paradise," acclaimed author Elizabeth Nunez reimagines Shakespeare's "King Lear" set in the Caribbean.C. Bradley, Elmer Edgar Stoll, Mary McCarthy, and others * A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions * Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text * And more..., Notes on the background and sources of the tragedy and past and present criticism preface the text., The newly revised signet classic Shakespeare series.Cada cap tulo viene acompa ado de fuentes de informaci n adicional con referencias muy actualizadas y puntos clave.Yet William Shakespeare from Stratford-on-Avon never spent time in prison, unlike his fellow playwrights, Marlowe, Kyd and Jonson.Particular attention is given to the work of Olivier, Zeffirelli and Kurosawa, and to the BBC Television series.The Catalogue brings together the work of many scholars in the field, and goes far beyond existing available data."I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket.The book contains a great deal of remarkable new evidence, expertly presented, that will challenge anyone's ideas about who really wrote the Shakespeare plays.Anyone wanting to learn or learn more about acting or staging Shakespeare will find in Wood's collection a much-needed treasury of useful instruction from past Shakespearean players.Through the humanism that lay behind it, moral philosophyfound its expression freely in all aspects of Shakespeare's theatre.(Applause Books).The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited.Yet the play--Shakespeare's longest--is more than "passing strange" and becomes deeply unfamiliar when considered closely.Rather than merely attempting to summarize the historical 'background' toShakespeare, individual chapters seek to exemplify a wide variety of perspectives and methodologies currently used in historical research on the early modern period that can inform close analysis of literature.