Four Comedies of William Shakespeare
| AUTHOR | Shakespeare, William |
| PUBLISHER | Kessinger Publishing (06/17/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Four Comedies of William Shakespeare is a collection of four plays written by the renowned English playwright William Shakespeare. The plays included in this volume are The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Twelfth Night. The Taming of the Shrew is a classic comedy about the courtship and marriage of the headstrong Katherina and the determined Petruchio. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a whimsical play about love and the supernatural, featuring fairies, spells, and a group of amateur actors. The Merchant of Venice is a complex play that explores themes of love, justice, and prejudice, with the character of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, at the center of the story. Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy that follows the adventures of Viola, who disguises herself as a man to work for the Duke Orsino and falls in love with him.Overall, Four Comedies of William Shakespeare offers readers a diverse selection of Shakespeare's most beloved comedic works, showcasing his wit, humor, and mastery of language.Content yourself. God knows I lov'd my niece; And she is dead, slander'd to death by villains, That dare as well answer a man indeed As I dare take a serpent by the tongue. Boys, apes, braggarts, Jacks, milksops!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13:
9781419120459
ISBN-10:
141912045X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
504
Carton Quantity:
9
Product Dimensions:
7.50 x 1.01 x 9.25 inches
Weight:
1.89 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Drama | Shakespeare
Drama | American - General
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Four Comedies of William Shakespeare is a collection of four plays written by the renowned English playwright William Shakespeare. The plays included in this volume are The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Twelfth Night. The Taming of the Shrew is a classic comedy about the courtship and marriage of the headstrong Katherina and the determined Petruchio. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a whimsical play about love and the supernatural, featuring fairies, spells, and a group of amateur actors. The Merchant of Venice is a complex play that explores themes of love, justice, and prejudice, with the character of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, at the center of the story. Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy that follows the adventures of Viola, who disguises herself as a man to work for the Duke Orsino and falls in love with him.Overall, Four Comedies of William Shakespeare offers readers a diverse selection of Shakespeare's most beloved comedic works, showcasing his wit, humor, and mastery of language.Content yourself. God knows I lov'd my niece; And she is dead, slander'd to death by villains, That dare as well answer a man indeed As I dare take a serpent by the tongue. Boys, apes, braggarts, Jacks, milksops!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author:
Shakespeare, William
Arguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the Bard of Avon. Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare s most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It.
Like many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain s Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London.
Extremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare s works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. His plays are performed more often than any other playwright s, have been translated into every major language in the world, and are studied widely by scholars and students.
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