Author: Irving, Henry, SirPublisher: London, Chiswick Press
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Much Ado about Nothing; a Comedy in Five Acts... as Arranged for the Stage by Henry Irving, and Presented at the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday, October 11th, 1882
Author: Irving, Henry, SirPublisher: London, Chiswick Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Much ado about nothing. As you like it. All's well that ends well
Author: William ShakespeareAll's Well That Ends Well Annotated
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Set in France and Italy, All's Well That Ends Well is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's The Decameron. Helen, orphaned daughter of a doctor, is under the protection of the widowed Countess of Rossillion. In love with Bertram, the countess' son, Helen follows him to court, where she cures the sick French king of an apparently fatal illness. The king rewards Helen by offering her the husband of her choice. She names Bertram; he resists. When forced by the king to marry her, he refuses to sleep with her and, accompanied by the braggart Parolles, leaves for the Italian wars. He says that he will only accept Helen if she obtains a ring from his finger and becomes pregnant with his child. She goes to Italy disguised as a pilgrim and suggests a 'bed trick' whereby she will take the place of Diana, a widow's daughter whom Bertram is trying to seduce. A 'kidnapping trick' humiliates the boastful Parolles, whilst the bed trick enables Helen to fulfil Bertram's conditions, leaving him no option but to marry her, to his mother's delight.
Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works
Author: Ann ThompsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474296394
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1512
Book Description
This new Complete Works marks the completion of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series and includes all of Shakespeare's plays, poems and sonnets, edited by leading international scholars. New to this edition are the 'apocryphal' plays, part-written by Shakespeare: Double Falsehood, Sir Thomas More and King Edward III. The anthology is unique in giving all three extant texts of Hamlet from Shakespeare's time: the first and second Quarto texts of 1603 and 1604-5, and the first Folio text of 1623. With a simple alphabetical arrangement the Complete Works are easy to navigate. The lengthy introductions and footnotes of the individual Third Series volumes have been removed to make way for a general introduction, short individual introductions to each text, a glossary and a bibliography instead, to ensure all works are accessible in one single volume. This handsome Complete Works is ideal for readers keen to explore Shakespeare's work and for anyone building their literary library.
Merchant of Venice. As you like it. All's well that ends well. Taming of the shrew. Winter's tale, Love's labour's lost
Author: As you like it. All's well that ends well
Author: William ShakespeareAs you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew
Author: William ShakespeareMerchant of Venice ; As you like it ; All's well that ends well ; Taming of the shrew
Author: William ShakespeareBirmingham free libraries. Catalogue of the reference department
Author: John Davis MullinsCatalogue of the Reference Department
Author: Birmingham Free LibrariesPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description