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Dazzling and vivid, this collection includes twenty-five of William Shakespeare's most beloved poems, each illustrated with stunning, full-color collage artwork.
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An ingenious and charming little book, inspired by the plays of the inimitable William Shakespeare, filled with quizzes and puzzles to test your knowledge and refresh your memory.
Marcia Williams
Enter the world of William Shakespeare with comic-strip retellings by the award-winning Marcia Williams!
Discover the story of Shakespeare's life and experience the atmosphere of the Globe Theatre, as you…
William Shakespeare
The ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare to enjoy the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry. Part of a beautiful three-set edition, with the works laid out in…
Nicholas Rowe
The first biography of Shakespeare. Written by Nicholas Rowe with assistance from Thomas Betterton. They researched and interviewed widely to collect as much information about Shakespeare as possible.
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One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Winter's Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Sicily, Leontes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off…
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
The First Folio (1623) text of Twelfth Night, with annotations and marginal glosses. Natasha Korda's expert introduction and list of textual edits made to the…
STAGED- Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection
'I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.'
Love, deception and discord…
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With a foreword by Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places and Breathless
'For never was a story…
'It will have blood, they say- blood will have blood.'
On a bleak, stormy night, three witches prophesy- Macbeth…
'The course of true love never did run smooth ...'
Hermia loves Lysander. But she must marry Demetrius or…
'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.'
When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, discovers his father was murdered, he…
'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.'
Banished from her ambitious uncle's court, the lovesick Rosalind flees…
William Shakespeare, Andy Hung
"I love your Majesty according to my bond; no more nor less."
The aging King Lear of Britain has decided to abdicate his throne and divide his realm among his…
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Comedy of Errors provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's beloved comedy.
A new edition of Shakespeare's tragedy, Cymbeline, a tale of homicidal jealousy and villainous plots.
All is True is Shakespeare's retelling of one of the most defining periods in English history, the marriage and divorce of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
A new edition of Shakespeare's dramatic retelling of the deposition of Richard II.
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's enduring villains as the troubled and troubling figure at the heart of this popular succession drama. Traversing the familiar terrain of scheming plots, proposals…
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Julius Caesar provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous Roman tragedy.
Zinnie Harris
The revised and updated edition of Zinnie Harris's powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's brutal tragedy, telling Lady Macbeth's story as it has never been heard before.
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A captivating picture book retelling by Shakespeare's Globe for very young readers. William Shakespeare's comedy about four lovers' mishaps in an enchanted forest is unforgettably re-imagined by Shakespeare's Globe as…
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Nora J. Williams
Argues that Shakespeare's plays are dramaturgically misogynist and that surface-level interventions cannot remediate them or make them 'feminist'.
A new edition of one of Shakespeare's most complex and enigmatic plays.
The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Titus Andronicus provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy.
William Shakespeare, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Dr. Anjna Chouhan, Emily Sutton (illus.)
The first-ever illustrated children's edition of William Shakespeare's First Folio, published to celebrate its 400th anniversary – a sumptuous gift book to treasure for ever.
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An updated edition of collected criticism offering a unique account of the critical history of one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays. This edition features a new supplementary introduction.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of Henry IV Part I provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous history play.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Tempest provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's famous play.
The New Oxford Shakespeare edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to Shakespeare's beloved comedy.
Will Tosh
An alternative biography of Shakespeare seen through the lens of queer Elizabethan England. From the Head of Research at The Globe, London.
Stephen Porter
New paperback edition - Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Everyday Life in Tudor London vividly recreates this colourful city.
Douglas J. King
Based on solid research and clear explanations, this book provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of 10 key facts and fictions regarding the life and works of William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare…
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
William Shakespeare's sonnets are some of his most enduring work and a treasure for all time. Mystery surrounds these magical poems. Who was Shakespeare's Dark Lady and who was the…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.
Alexander Dyce
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality…
Lena Cowen Orlin
The Private Life of William Shakespeare breathes new life into Shakespeare's story by establishing fresh, historical, and feminist interpretations of his baptism, parentage, wedding, home, will, and monument.
The Shakespeare Globe Trust, Georghia Ellinas
"A picture book retelling of William Shakespeare's play, Twelfth night, a comedy centering on mistaken identities and unrequited love, set in the kingdom of Illyria"--
William Shakespeare,Dr. Marguerite Tassi, Ph.D
Thirty-five of Shakespeares best-known and most-loved verses and poems, wonderfully illustrated for children ages 8 to 12.
William Shakespeare,John Lotherington
The perfect gift for the Shakespeare fan, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is an elegant edition boasting the entire credited catalogue of William Shakespeare including 16 comedies, 10 histories…
