THE 2000: Theatre Appreciation / Theatre in the Humanities: Shakespeare

Shakespeare in London offers a lively and engaging new reading of some of Shakespeare's major work, informed by close attention to the language of his drama. The focus of the book is on Shakespeare's London, how it influenced his drama and how he represents it on stage. Taking readers on an imaginative journey through the city, the book moves both chronologically, from beginning to end of Shakespeare's dramatic career, and also geographically, traversing London from west to east.

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Easily the most respected, revered, and researched author of all time, William Shakespeare and his works have forever changed the face of literature, inspiring playful discussion and heated debate for hundreds of years.

Book- Offering a user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespeare canon, as well as a portrait of the Bard's life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater.

Book-The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare offers the most comprehensive coverage available on all aspects of Shakespeare's life and works.

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Book-This labour of love by 60 Shakespeare specialists covers all aspects of Shakespearean studies with one volume on his era, one on critical analysis of his work and one on his influence on 20th-century actors, writers, directors and musicians.

A highly engaging text that approaches Shakespeare as a maker of theatre, as well as a writer of literature.

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second edition of Hamlet, edited by Philip Edwards, brings readers, playgoers and directors into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous and perplexing play. In the introduction, Edwards explores the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it neared production, creating differences between the two early texts, quarto and folio. Edwards concentrates on essentials, dealing succinctly with the huge volume of commentary and controversy that the play has provoked, and offers a way forward that enables us to recognise Hamlet's full tragic energy. In a new supplementary section, Robert Hapgood discusses recent stage, film and critical interpretations of the play.

Book- The only Shakespearean tragedy that has a villain as its hero, Macbeth presents a stark and disturbing view of the psychology of wickedness and guilt.

Book- As the citizens of Venice compete for advantageous marriages, wealth, and status, a moneylender is intent on deadly revenge.

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Book- Fear Shakespeare series contains complete scholarly editions of Shakespeare plays, side-by-side with accessible, contemporary translations.

Book- The Taming of the Shrew remains one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. The loving "battle of the sexes" between its protagonists, Kate and Petruchio, is a theme of nearly universal relevance in Western literature.

Book- InThe Tempest,long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero -- a magician on an enchanted island -- punishes his enemies, brings happiness to his daughter, and comes to terms with human use of supernatural power.

This edition includes: Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet and poem. A brief introduction to each sonnet and poem, providing insight and context.