About this title: The Second Edition of this complete collection of Shakespeare's plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to Shakespeare. The authors of the essays on recent criticism and productions are Heather DuBrow, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and William Liston, Ball State University, respectively.
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Edition: 2 REV ED
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 40 pages. (40 pages) features two new essays on recent criticism and productions. ill. (some col.). edition 2 rev ed (Hardback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co International Inc., Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
Description: New. 0395754909. 2057 pp--FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED----IMPORTANT: Interior text is clean, tight, and Unmarked Pages are intact and tight to the spine. --; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
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Description: Very Good. 0395754909 Textbook Student edition. CD NOT INCLUDED. Minimal shelf or edge wear on cover and spine. Good binding. NO apparent loose pages. NO apparent missing pages. No apparent writing or highlighting. tg. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 1996-12-31
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
Description: Fair. Pages all clean. One corner has been smushed. There is a small stain on the back pages. Pages inside are white and clean. no dj. ONLY USA orders. read more
Edition: Second Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780395754900ISBN:0395754909
Description: Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Fine copy. Features the complete works of William Shakespeare, with numerous appendices: Plays performed; Records, documents and allusions; contemporary notices of plays and poems, early critical comments; documents relating to the theatre, and so much more. With 38 Color plates and numerous b/w illustrations in text. xx2057pp. Desirable! read more
All's Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Twelfth Night The Winter's Tale
Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 Henry V Richard III
Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar Macbeth Hamlet King Lear Othello Antony and Cleopatra
"Since junior year of college this has been my indispensable tool for reading and understanding Shakespeare. All the plays, all the poetry, plus helpful archaism-deciphering footnotes.
If there is one part of this volume I haven't valued, it's the articles preceding each play. I can't say they are useless; they just haven't been of any use to me. There may be other complete works of Shakespeare available, but this one has assured I always have a scholarly edition at hand to read and study. Don't rely on cut and past online editions to read these plays. Invest in volumes like this to ensure you get the most out of reading Shakespeare."
Richard II 3 1/2 stars My first Shakespeare play. I liked it, but it was hard to read.
1 Henry IV 5 Stars One of my favorite Shakespeare plays. Right mix of poetry and prose, and I love the men in it!
Tragedies:
Antony and Cleopatra 4 stars. Another of my favorites. The relationships that the reader establishes with characters in this play are intense. I also liked that the "biggest affair in all of literature" was not overly pornographic.
King Lear 3 1/2 stars It was interesting, intriguing, etc. But gross and disturbing in too many parts.
Romeo and Juliet 4 stars. Everyone knows this is a great play. I must say that Romeo sickens me, though. Whenever I read his lover lines, I get a distinct curl in my lip.
Comedies:
Midsummer's Night Dream 3 1/2 stars. Cute, fun, light. I felt like I had wasted my time after reading it, though. Perhaps my feelings of disgust was because I had to read it in 4 hours before class.
Measure for Measure 3 stars. Dark, disturbing, and troublesome. I felt very dark after reading this play. The Tempest 5 stars. Fun, intriguing, good morals, magical. I would love to see this one performed. Prospero is my hero!
Poems:
Venus and Adonis 4 stars for writing, 1 star for my preference. Umm...pornographic... Yeah, to paraphrase Kate from NCIS, I am going to hell just for reading this poem.
Some of the Sonnets 4 stars for writing, 3 stars my preference. Although I love many romance novels, I do not care for desperation."
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