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Robert Rae

Tariq Ali

Book Description Newest play by noted writer, filmmaker, commentator Tariq Ali is a murder mystery set in the highest reaches of the British government. Ali has written numerous plays, novels and over a dozen books on world history. He is currently writing Bush in Babylon: Recolonizing Iraq , to be published by Verso Books.

David Bevington

Book DescriptionThis remarkable edition features the full text of Othello, with glossary and performance annotations. An integrated audio CD showcases the deeper understanding and enjoyment that come from the power of performance. Hear....Read....See: - Hear the great Othellos of our time, from Paul Robeson to James Earl Jones - See production notes and photos alongside the text that takes you inside the stage experience - Read about the seminal 1987 production in South Africa, by the director herself, Janet Suzman - Hear an 1890 private recording of Edwin Booth reciting Othello's speech to the Senate - See photos from contemporary stage productions (including Patrick Stewart's 1997 photonegative version) and movie adaptations - Read and see how the 2005 cast from Actors of the London Stage approaches the play

Lee A. Jacobus

William Shakespeare

Book DescriptionTwo families torn by jealousy, ingratitude, and rage drive a kingdom to civil war and madness. This complete, line-by-line translation makes the language of Shakespeare's tragedy contemporary while preserving the metrical rhythm, complexity, and poetic qualities of the original. The aim is to capture both sound and sense without the need for glosses or notes?to use contemporary language without simplifying or modernizing the play in any other way. Readers share the challenge, comprehension, and delight of audiences 400 years ago?the way Shakespeare intended.

Bernard Shaw

William Shakespeare

George Bernard Shaw

Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London. This Enriched Classic Edition includes: &#149 A concise introduction that gives readers important background information &#149 A chronology of the author's life and work &#149 A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context &#149 An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations &#149 Detailed explanatory notes &#149 Critical analysis including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work &#149 Discussion questions topromote lively classroom and book group interaction &#149 A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes...

Book Description This gripping tragedy tells the haunting story of a nobleman who will stop at nothing to become king. Shakespeare?s immortal dramas are now available in illustrated form for classroom use! This revolutionary way of introducing the timeless comedies and tragedies of the Bard of Avon combines the art form of the graphic novel with written passages taken directly from Shakespeare?s texts. Children first studying Shakespeare are sometimes intimidated by the difficulty of his language. They will often miss the excitement and suspense in his story lines and the fascination of the wonderful characters he has created. Approaching his plays in the form of graphic-novel-style picture stories, supplemented with excerpts from the originaldialogue, can be a young student?s important first step in truly understanding and appreciating Shakespeare?s masterpieces. Preceding the action of each play, these books offer brief summaries explaining what the play is all...

Walter Begley

Book Description1905. Other volumes in this set include ISBN number(s): 0766172112, 0766172120. Volume 3 of 3. Mr. Begley claims to have brought forward in these works a large mass of material, much of which is new, tending to show that young Francis Bacon was in those earlier years, of which Spedding knew so little, busily engaged both in poetical criticism and in philosophical speculations concerning poetry - an education and preparation for his own vast schemes for the common good.