William Shakespeare

Vakre og vennlige Bianca har flust med friere, men hennes far vil vente med forlovelse til han får giftet bort sin eldste datter, "trollet" Katherina. Først da den viljesterke Petruccio gir Katherina noe å bryne seg på, gir hun etter, og Bianca kan velge den frieren hun liker best.

Shakespeare's compelling treatment of guilt and revenge in "Hamlet" has fascinated playgoers and readers for 400 years. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from Great Britain and America, in collaboration with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together, they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

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. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from Great Britain and America, in collaboration with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

"Othello" is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, with its tragic portrayal of jealousy and deception, descending into madness and murder remaining as shocking today as when it was first written. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from Great Britain and America, in collaboration with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

Nuori rakkaus on Annina Holmbergin proosasovitus kahdesta William Shakespearen kuolemattomasta rakkausnäytelmästä. Klassikoiden tuoreimpiin suomennoksiin pohjautuvissa tarinoissa tunteet kuohuvat voimalla, joka jättää romanttisen viihteen varjoonsa. Romeo ja Julia kertoo veronalaisista rakastavaisista, jotka riitelevät suvut ajavat toivottomaan loppuun. Nuoret kohtaavat toisensa juhlissa ja rakastuvat ennen kuin ehtivät tajuta olevansa vihollisia. Väkivallan leimahdus kääntää kohtalon heitä vastaan ja he tapaavat viimeisen kerran hautakammiossa. Kesäyön unelma vie lukijansa Ateenaan herttua Theseuksen häihin. Ensin on kuitenkin ratkaistava alamaisten lemmenriidat, kahden nuorukaisen kosiessa samaa neitoa. Tytön isä haluaa vävykseen väärän miehen ja rakastavaiset pakenevat. He päätyvät kuutamoiseen metsään, keskelle keijujen valtataistelua ja sotkevat läsnäolollaan valtakunnan asiat pahan kerran.

:Besonderes Augenmerk legt der ars vivendi verlag auf die Ausstattung. Jeder Hardcover-Band ist auf mattweißem Werkdruckpapier der Firma Schleipen gedruckt. Fadengeheftet, mit zwei farbigen Lesebändchen ausgestattet, wird er in feines, silbergraues Karneval-Leinen der französischen Firma Texlibris gebunden. Die dezente Einbandgestaltung mit Schrift und Signum ist mit Folien der Firma Kurz direkt auf das Leinen geprägt. Dabei korrespondieren die Farben des jeweiligen Signums mit den Farben der beiden Lesebändchen. Ein Folienumschlag schützt den Band.

There has been a great change in the last twenty years to actor auditions which now require the demonstration of enormous flexibility. The actor is often expected to show more range than ever before and often several shorter audition speeches are asked for instead of one or two longer ones. To stay at the top of his or her game the Shakespearean actor needs more knowledge of what makes the play tick especially since the early plays demand a different style from the later ones. Each genre (comedy history tragedy) has different requirements. No current monologue book deals directly with the bulk of these concerns. ÊOne More unto the Speech Dear FriendsÊ now fills that gap. This three volume set will help actors discover the extra details of humanity that the original folio texts automatically offer. Of Shakespeare's 37 plays only ÊPericlesÊ is not included. In the trilogy of books there are over 900 separate audition possibilities. This represents about 600 more monologues than are available in any other series. ÞÞThere are four parts to each speech: Û A background giving context and approximate timing; Û A modern text version; Û The original folio version; Û Commentary to explain the differences between the two texts including full discussion of the devices peculiar to that speech's genre the age and gender of the character and more.

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.

There has been a great change in the last twenty years to actor auditions which now require the demonstration of enormous flexibility. The actor is often expected to show more range than ever before and often several shorter audition speeches are asked for instead of one or two longer ones. To stay at the top of his or her game the Shakespearean actor needs more knowledge of what makes the play tick especially since the early plays demand a different style from the later ones. Each genre (comedy history tragedy) has different requirements. No current monologue book deals directly with the bulk of these concerns. ÊOne More unto the Speech Dear FriendsÊ now fills that gap. This three volume set will help actors discover the extra details of humanity that the original folio texts automatically offer. Of Shakespeare's 37 plays only ÊPericlesÊ is not included. In the trilogy of books there are over 900 separate audition possibilities. This represents about 600 more monologues than are available in any other series. ÞThere are four parts to each speech: Û A background giving context and approximate timing; Û A modern text version; Û The original folio version; Û Commentary to explain the differences between the two texts including full discussion of the devices peculiar to that speech's genre the age and gender of the character and more.

The Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form. 'A quite wonderful idea... So blindingly obvious, I can't understand why nobody had thought of it before. I will certainly use the texts myself' -Peter Hall This edition accurately reproduces the text of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623), but in modern type. At a stroke the dust of ages is blown away and what Shakespeare actually intended is revealed to modern readers. Now Shakespeareans everywhere - students, actors, directors - can see for themselves what the Folio really says. As a further aid to understanding, on each opposing page the same text appears in a fully modernised version - a useful safety net whenever the Folio becomes problematic. Each volume also contains: - an introduction to the particular play - textual notes - an appendix giving variant versions from the Quarto where appropriate - a facsimile page from the First Folio

Die Merkmale der Reihe: - Alle wichtigen Informationen zum Werk - Kurzbiographien der Autoren - Mit Wortschatzhilfe und Auflistungen zentraler Zitate - Jeder Band mit Musterklausur Alle Seitenverweise in den 'Interpretationshilfen' beziehen sich auf die Ausgaben der Lektüren in der Reihe 'Cornelsen Senior English Library' . Die Interpretationshilfen können aber ohne weiteres auch zu anderen Ausgaben der Lektüren eingesetzt werden.

With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, As You Like It speaks directly to the twenty-first century. Juliet Dusinberredemonstrates that Rosalind's authority in the play grows from new ideas about women and reveals that Shakespeare's heroine reinvents herself for every age. But the play is also deeply rooted in Elizabethan culture and through it Shakespeare addresses some of the hotly debated issues of the period." This will be the definitive edition of As You Like It for many years to come" - Phyllis Rackin, University of Pennsylvania

There has been a great change in the last twenty years to actor auditions which now require the demonstration of enormous flexibility. The actor is often expected to show more range than ever before and often several shorter audition speeches are asked for instead of one or two longer ones. To stay at the top of his or her game the Shakespearean actor needs more knowledge of what makes the play tick especially since the early plays demand a different style from the later ones. Each genre (comedy history tragedy) has different requirements. No current monologue book deals directly with the bulk of these concerns. ÊOne More unto the Speech Dear FriendsÊ now fills that gap. This three volume set will help actors discover the extra details of humanity that the original folio texts automatically offer. Of Shakespeare's 37 plays only ÊPericlesÊ is not included. In the trilogy of books there are over 900 separate audition possibilities. This represents about 600 more monologues than are available in any other series. ÞThere are four parts to each speech: Û A background giving context and approximate timing; Û A modern text version; Û The original folio version; Û Commentary to explain the differences between the two texts including full discussion of the devices peculiar to that speech's genre the age and gender of the character and more.

:Besonderes Augenmerk legt der ars vivendi verlag auf die Ausstattung. Jeder Hardcover-Band ist auf mattweißem Werkdruckpapier der Firma Schleipen gedruckt. Fadengeheftet, mit zwei farbigen Lesebändchen ausgestattet, wird er in feines, silbergraues Karneval-Leinen der französischen Firma Texlibris gebunden. Die dezente Einbandgestaltung mit Schrift und Signum ist mit Folien der Firma Kurz direkt auf das Leinen geprägt. Dabei korrespondieren die Farben des jeweiligen Signums mit den Farben der beiden Lesebändchen. Ein Folienumschlag schützt den Band.

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