William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare somewhere in 1590s. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and iswidely performed across the world. William Shakespeare, also known as the "Bard of Avon," is often called England's national poet and considered the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare's works are known throughout the world. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. His survivingworks consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of The Winters's Tale provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play and appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts.

In this exquisitely illustrated storybook, Fay Britton presents William Shakespeare's most famous plays as short stories for young readers. The author wrote this collection seeking to introduce several of the great English playwright's works in a way that children can understand. Shakespeare wrote some of the best-known and most enduring stories ever put to paper, and remains a titan of English literature, taught in schools all around the world. Hobbyist readers place Shakespeare at or near the top of their essential reading list, and the plays continue to be performed on the theatrical stage. This collection includes retellings of Shakespeare's tragedies such as Macbeth and King Lear, and comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream. Twenty-four detailed illustrations are included, helping the reader to visualize the scenes and characters. The most important dialogues are reproduced and simplified in modern English, that readers may follow what is happening. Fay Britton skillfully marries the style of classic fairy tales to the compelling narrative of the great playwright, in a way sure to appeal to readers starting to show an interest in literature. For parents keen to introduce the plots, concepts and characters of Shakespeare to their young ones, this collection is superb.

Othello, a soldier in the service of the Venetian Republic, is tricked by his villainous ensign, Iago, into believing that his beloved wife, Desdemona, is an adulteress. In a fit of emotional imbalance, Othello murders her in the most ungracious manner. What happens when he comes to know that she is innocent?

'राजा लिअर' हे शेक्सपिअरच्या 'किंग लिअर' या शोकांतिकेची मराठी भाषांतर आहे. हे भाषांतर करताना विंदांनी त्यातील 'ब्लॅक व्हर्स'चे तत्सदृश मराठी मुक्तछंदात, गद्याचे गद्यात गीताचे गीतात, असे सर्व बाबातींत मुळाबरहुकूम भाषांतर केले आहे. पुस्तकाच्या सुरुवातीला विंदांनी एक प्रदीर्घ प्रस्तावना लिहिली आहे. त्यात प्रथम पुनरुज्जीवनाच्या कालखंडातील प्रेरणा, शेक्सपिअरचा वाङ्मयीन विकास व निर्भरशील शोकांतिकेची वैशिष्ट्ये या गोष्टींचा वाचकांना परिचय करून दिला आहे. शिवाय 'किंग लिअर' नाटकाच्या वाङ्मयीन महत्तेची चर्चाही त्यांनी आपल्या प्रस्तावनेत केली आहे. ही सर्व माहिती या नाटकाच्या समग्र आकलनाला पूरक ठरेल अशी आहे. स्वतः कवी असलेल्या विंदांच्या भाषेचे अनोखे सुंदर रूप हे भाषांतर वाचताना प्रत्ययास येते.