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1	The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark more books like this by William Shakespeare The "Longman Study Texts" are designed to cover a wide range of classics and modern writers and the full range of literary genres. They are geared to both examination and coursework requirements at GCSE level with many texts for A level study and they aim to avoid examination short cuts such as plot summaries or potted character sketches. This ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.75! \| first editions
2	Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will more books like this by William Shakespeare In "Twelfth Night," one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, love, ambition, mistaken identity, and a confusing shipwreck toss a motley crew of characters into a tangle of relationships that becomes hilariously complicated before it finally and wonderfully unfurls by the end of the play. The actual "Twelfth Night" is a night of festivity -- the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Comedy of Errors more books like this by William Shakespeare Our Signet Classic Shakespeare Series was extensively revised in 1998. We offer the best of everything -- unforgettable works edited by eminent Shakespeare scholars, comprehensive notes on the text, an essay on Shakespeare's life and times, source material, critical commentaries, extensive bibliographies, and footnotes. And there's more -- Grow ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
4	Antony and Cleopatra more books like this by William Shakespeare "The Annotated Shakespeare" series enables today's readers to understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist. Comprehensive on-page annotations assist with vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines in these handsome and affordable paperback editions. In no other play has Shakespeare created ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
5	Measure for Measure more books like this by William Shakespeare "Measure for Measure" has been strikingly popular for more than 30 years, both on the stage and in the study, and there have been wide divergences of theatrical and critical interpretation. It has continuing power to excite and puzzle us. But it is also a play deeply rooted in the period of its writing and this edition seeks to illuminate that ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.55! \| first editions
6	Titus Andronicus more books like this by William Shakespeare Titus Andronicus is still regarded by many as a bad play of dubious authorship. Its adversaries have abhorred the violence of the action and the apparent lapses in the quality of the verse. Since 1945, however, the play has been taken increasingly seriously in both the theatre and the study: the violence and cruelty it depicts were disconcertingly ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £3.03! \| first editions
7	The Riverside Shakespeare more books like this by G Blakemore Evans, William Shakespeare, Harry Levin 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, ... see all copies from £31.39! new only from £39.78! \| first editions
8	Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by William Shakespeare Shakespeare's sonnets are the most famous collection of love poems in the English language. Here Shakespeare celebrated his passionate friendship with a young man, deplored his friend's seduction by Shakespeare's own mistress, expressed his chagrin at the friend's relationship with a rival poet, and in the final group of poems explored his own ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Winter's Tale more books like this by William Shakespeare The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most varied, theatrically self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. This edition provides a newly edited text, a comprehensive introduction that takes into account current critical thinking, and a detailed commentary on the play's language designed to make it easily accessible to contemporary ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
10	Complete Works of William Shakespeare more books like this by William Shakespeare This single-volume edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics, including John Jowett and Philip Hobsbaum, with a textual introduction by the Shakespearean scholar Alec Yearling explaining the significance of the Alexander edition. This volume also ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £4.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Macbeth: Modern English Version Side-By-Side with Full Original Text more books like this by William Shakespeare, Alan Durband (Editor) Shakespeare's dark portrait of ambition begins when the eponymous hero, a Scottish soldier, encounters three witches, who mysteriously refer to him as the future king. As, step by step, their prophecy begins to be fulfilled, the seeds of ambition are planted not only in Macbeth but in his scheming wife, who soon is plotting the murder of Duncan, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
12 view cover	Henry V more books like this by William Shakespeare series copy] This exclusive collection of the Bard's works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each of the plays is presented unabridged and in large print, copiously annotated and preceded by a character summary and commentary. Brief scene synopses clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
13 view cover	Merry Wives of Windsor more books like this by William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor was almost certainly required at short notice for a court occasion in 1597: Shakespeare threw into it all the creative energy that went into his Henry IV plays. Falstaff is here, with Pistol, Mistress Quickly, and Justice Shallow, in a spirited and warm-hearted 'citizen comedy'. Boisterous action is combined with ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Henry IV Part I more books like this by William Shakespeare As Henry's throne is threatened by rebel forces, England is divided. The characters reflect these oppositions, with Hal and Hotspur vying for position, and Falstaff leading Hal away from his father and towards excess. During Shakespeare's lifetime Henry IV, Part I was his most reprinted play, and it remains enormously popular with theatregoers ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
15 view cover	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark more books like this by William Shakespeare Lively, instructive access to Shakespeare's rich and complex works. Philip Edwards aims to bring the reader, playgoer and director of Hamlet into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous and most perplexing play. In his Introduction Edwards considers the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.75! \| first editions
16 view cover	William Shakespeare: The Complete Works more books like this by William Shakespeare This beautiful new edition of Shakespeare's complete works--"The Oxford Shakespeare"--is the product of eight years of full-time research by a team of British and American scholars and represents the most thorough examination ever undertaken of the nature and authority of the early documents. The edition abounds in unique features. It is the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Richard III more books like this by William Shakespeare Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. "Richard III", Shakespeare's long chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king, is a tale of murder upon murder. He gains the throne, but only briefly. ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
18 view cover	Varieties of Religious Experience more books like this by William James "The Varieties of Religious Experience," first delivered as the Gifford Lectures in Edinburgh, was published in 1902 and quickly established itself as a classic. It ranks with its great predecessor, "The Principles of Psychology," as one of William James's masterworks. The book is not concerned with institutional religion. Its subtitle is "A ... see all copies from £4.78! new only from £6.52! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice more books like this by William Shakespeare The "Shakespearean Originals" series aims to provide readers of modern drama with 16th- and 17th-century playtexts which have been treated as historical documents, and are reproduced as closely to their original printed forms as the conditions of modern publication will permit. Each volume in the series comprises a general series introduction, an ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| first editions
20 view cover	Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story more books like this by William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine, Norris Houghton (Editor) The tragedy of love thwarted by fate has always intrigued writers. In the sixteenth century, William Shakespeare took this theme and fashioned one of the world's great plays: "Romeo And Juliet." In our own time, Shakespeare's drama has been used as a basis for the overwhelmingly successful musical play "West Side Story." Though one of these works ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.66!
21 view cover	The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet more books like this by William Shakespeare Completely re-edited New Folger Library ed. of Shakespeare's play, based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Text and notes on opposite pages. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.01! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Norton Shakespeare more books like this by William Shakespeare, Katharine Eisaman Maus, PH.D. (Editor), Professor Stephen J Greenblatt (Editor) Lauded on publication in 1997 as the complete Shakespeare for a new generation of students, this Second Edition of the best-selling "Norton Shakespeare" introduces new scholarship and editorial features that invite readers afresh to Shakespeare's plays and poems. Stephen Greenblatt's dazzling introduction, updated for the Second Edition, creates a ... see all copies from £7.42! new only from £18.01! \| first editions
23 view cover	Sonnets more books like this by William Shakespeare This new edition focuses on Shakespeare's Sonnets as poetry - sometimes strikingly individual poems, but often subtly interlinked in thematic, imagistic, and other groupings. The volume also addresses the many questions that cast a veil of mystery over the genesis of the poems. To what extent are The Sonnets autobiographical? What is the nature of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Troilus & Cressida more books like this by William Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida, long considered one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, is both difficult and fascinating. Largely neglected during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it has recently proved popular and rewarding on the stage as well as in the study. This edition questions certain received ideas about the play's text, especially the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Tragedy of King Lear more books like this by William Shakespeare This is the first fully annotated, critical edition of King Lear to appear for forty years. It includes a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources and the literary, political, and folkloric influences at work in the play, a detailed reading of the action, and a substantial stage history of major productions. Jay Halio is concerned to clarify ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| first editions

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