Shakespeare: The Complete Works
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: good, no tears. No slipcase. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight and secure - Heavy.
Few names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare — playwright, poet, and the undisputed architect of modern storytelling. Shakespeare: The Complete Works presents the full breadth of his dramatic genius in a single authoritative volume, gathering all 37 plays — from the soaring tragedy of Hamlet and King Lear to the sparkling comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing — alongside his celebrated sonnets and longer poems. Enriched with more than 500 illustrations by the distinguished Victorian artist Sir John Gilbert, and accompanied by a comprehensive glossary, this edition transforms the reading experience into a visual and intellectual feast. Shakespeare's works have endured for over four centuries not merely as monuments of literature, but as living, breathing explorations of ambition, love, jealousy, power, and the human condition itself. His mastery of language — at once poetic and viscerally immediate — continues to shape theatre, film, and storytelling across every culture on earth. This edition stands as both a collector's treasure and an indispensable scholarly resource, inviting readers to discover why the Bard's voice, after all this time, remains startlingly, urgently alive.
Author: William Shakespeare
Format: Hardback
Published: 2005, CRW Publishing, London
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: good, no tears. No slipcase. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight and secure - Heavy.
Few names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare — playwright, poet, and the undisputed architect of modern storytelling. Shakespeare: The Complete Works presents the full breadth of his dramatic genius in a single authoritative volume, gathering all 37 plays — from the soaring tragedy of Hamlet and King Lear to the sparkling comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing — alongside his celebrated sonnets and longer poems. Enriched with more than 500 illustrations by the distinguished Victorian artist Sir John Gilbert, and accompanied by a comprehensive glossary, this edition transforms the reading experience into a visual and intellectual feast. Shakespeare's works have endured for over four centuries not merely as monuments of literature, but as living, breathing explorations of ambition, love, jealousy, power, and the human condition itself. His mastery of language — at once poetic and viscerally immediate — continues to shape theatre, film, and storytelling across every culture on earth. This edition stands as both a collector's treasure and an indispensable scholarly resource, inviting readers to discover why the Bard's voice, after all this time, remains startlingly, urgently alive.