The Complete Works of Shakespeare (4th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321012542 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1706 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Offering the most comprehensive scholarly apparatus available in any Shakespeare text, this anthology provides extensive introductions to the plays and poems - offering discussion topics, sources for each play, and the stage history of performances.
My attempt has been constantly to reeducate myself, to learn more about the complexities of meaning and the innumerable alternative possibilities that present themselves to the student of Shakespeare. My hope is that the sixth edition offers students and general readers the most accessible and usable Shakespeare anthology on the market.”Surely one of today’s premier Shakespeare scholars, David Bevington is also an extraordinary teacher whose concern is always how to make these remarkable plays compelling for every reader. At a time when many of us come to Shakespeare by way of film, Bevington brings us back to the wonder of the words. From the Back CoverThe Complete Works of Shakespea
"Love the book, hate the small print" according to Sandra H.. I use to have this in several books. While I love Shakespeare, this book is very large because all his writings are in the one book. For those of us with poor eyesight it may be difficult to read even with reading glasses. The print is very small.. Kindle formatting for Modern Library RSC edition There are many reasons to obtain many different editions of Shakespeare, and so I have. I wanted an edition primarily based on the First Folio, mainly because I realized that so many of my beloved Arden and Oxford single editions were based on Quarto editions. Also, as a way of escaping paper that was - ahem - rather paper thin, I thought that obtaining a kindle edition would be a great way to go.Howeve, I was very much disappointed by the Kindle formatting here. The lines are numbered every five lines, and the number is superimposed over the first word of that line. No matter what size font is chosen, this remains constant. See my . Jaclyn Moffa said Navigation is difficult.. I purchased the Kindle version of this book. I bought this particular version of the Complete Works because it comes with free audio, which is excellent to have handy when reading Shakespeare. However, the Table of Contents only exists for the first part of the book--the tragedies. To read a particular play that's a comedy or history (or any of the sonnets)--in other words, 75% of the book--you have to click onto the last "chapter" listed--Titus Andronicus--and page through to find the work you're looking for. What a HUGE pain! If you're buying this on Kindle, might want to find a better version, unless you plan to simply read the b