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1) The tempest
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English
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Presents the original text of Sahkespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
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English
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Through the Annotated Shakespeare series, today's readers have immediate access to the tools they need to help them better comprehend the plays of Shakespeare and explore their many possible interpretations. Each volume has an informative introduction by the editor, a critical essay by Harold Bloom, and comprehensive on-page annotations that assist with vocabulary, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. Handsome and...
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English
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Presents Shakespeare's dark comedy about young lovers and a Jewish money lender who demands a pound of flesh in payment for a debt. Includes explanatory notes on facing pages, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, a modern perspective essay, and an introduction to the play and the language of Shakespeare.
6) Hamlet
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Language
English
Description
Prince Hamlet has been summoned home to Denmark to attend his father's funeral. He is in a state of mourning and despair over the death of his father. He is further disturbed that his mother, Queen Gertrude, has married his uncle, Claudius, who is also the brother of the late king.
8) King Lear
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English
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Featuring the images of some of the world's most famous stage and film actors, these additions to the all-new Oxford School Shakespeare introduce--and enthrall--young people to one of the greatest writers of all time. This season brings revised editions of five of the Bard's most famous plays--As You Like It, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour Lost and The Taming of the Shrew. Designed specifically for students unfamiliar with Shakespeare's rich literary...
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1977
Language
English
Description
Contains unabridged text as well as an extensive range of students' notes detailing explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.
11) Twelfth night
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1986
Language
English
Description
Contains unabridged text as well as an extensive range of students' notes detailing explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Contains unabridged text as well as an extensive range of students' notes detailing explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.
17) Othello
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1993, c1989
Language
English
Description
Contains unabridged text as well as an extensive range of students' notes detailing explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters.
18) Twelfth night
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Language
English
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities.