William Shakespeare

Et av verdens mest berømte dramaer - om den unge prinsen som nøler med å hevne sin drepte far. Dramaet om den unge, danske prins Hamlet, som kommer tilbake til hjemlandet og finner sin far død og sin mor giftet bort til onkelen. Verden er gått av hengslene, og da den unge prinsen blir oppsøkt av farens spøkelse, som forteller at han er blitt myrdet, står Hamlet overfor sitt livs utfordring: Skal han hevne sin far? Og når? Lenge famler han videre i en verden preget av intriger og falskhet og maktbegjær, kjærlighet og hat, usikker på morens rolle og den unge Ofelias. I kulissene lurer dødens skygge. På tross av den tydelige tidskoloritten er antakelig Hamlet det av Shakespeares skuespill som har den mest allmenne appellen. Oversetteren Kristian Smidt er Norges største Shakespeare-kjenner og originalen er utgaven fra 1623. Noen få av de mange kjente sitatene:«Noe er råttent i det danske rike.»«Å være eller ikke være, det er problemet.»«Svakhet, du heter kvinne - »«- resten er taushet.»

The complete and original text of Shakespeare's play illustrated in a full-colour graphic novel format by Oscar Grillo.

A graphic re-telling of Shakespeare's classic historical play. Henry, a proud and wilful monarch, defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry the beguiling Anne Boleyn. Despite attempts to sway the Pope by Cardinal Wolsley, England's powerful Lord Chancellor, the Catholic Church plunges into chaos, signalling the beginning of the Church of England. Anne, the new queen, gives birth to a girl who will become England's most famous monarch - Elizabeth I.

INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREERShakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.

George Lyman Kittredge's insightful editions of Shakespeare have endured in part because of his eclecticism, his diversity of interests, and his wide-ranging accomplishments, all of which are reflected in the valuable notes in each volume. These new editions have specific emphasis on the performance histories of the plays (on stage and screen). Features of each edition include: - The original introduction to the Kittredge Edition- Editor's Introduction to the Focus Edition. An overview on major themes of the plays, and sections on the play's performance history on stage and screen.- Explanatory Notes. The explanatory notes either expand on Kittredge's superb glosses, or, in the case of plays for which he did not write notes, give the needed explanations for Shakespeare's sometimes demanding language.- Performance notes. These appear separately and immediately below the textual footnotes and include discussions of noteworthy stagings of the plays, issues of interpretation, and film and stage choices.- How to read the play as Performance Section. A discussion of the written play vs. the play as performed and the various ways in which Shakespeare's words allow the reader to envision the work "off the page."- Comprehensive Timeline. Covering major historical events (with brief annotations) as well as relevant details from Shakespeare's life. Some of the Chronologies include time chronologies within the plays. - Topics for Discussion and Further Study Section. Critical Issues: Dealing with the text in a larger context and considerations of character, genre, language, and interpretative problems. Performance Issues: Problems and intricacies of staging the play connected to chief issues discussed in the Focus Editions' Introduction.- Select Bibliography & Filmography Each New Kittredge edition also includes screen grabs from major productions, for comparison and scene study.