The Works Of William Shakspere
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare, and this magnificent collected edition — The Works of William Shakspere — presents the complete canon of history's greatest dramatist in a form worthy of his enduring genius. Edited with scholarly rigour by Charles Knight, Volume I of this two-volume set gathers Shakespeare's immortal plays and poetry into a single authoritative collection, enriched by three hundred and forty illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, A.R.A., whose engravings bring the Bard's vivid worlds — from the storm-lashed heaths of tragedy to the moonlit groves of comedy — to breathtaking visual life. Published by the prestigious London house of George Routledge and Sons, this edition represents the Victorian era's ambition to both democratise and monumentalise Shakespeare's legacy, making his works accessible to a broad reading public without sacrificing editorial integrity. Knight, one of the foremost Shakespeare scholars of the nineteenth century, brings a meticulous and deeply researched hand to the text, situating each work within its historical and theatrical context. With Gilbert's celebrated artwork adorning every page, this is far more than a standard collected edition — it is a cultural artefact that asks: what does it mean for a civilisation to truly honour its greatest writer?
Author: William Shakespeare (Edited By Charles Knight)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the English language carry the weight of William Shakespeare, and this magnificent collected edition — The Works of William Shakspere — presents the complete canon of history's greatest dramatist in a form worthy of his enduring genius. Edited with scholarly rigour by Charles Knight, Volume I of this two-volume set gathers Shakespeare's immortal plays and poetry into a single authoritative collection, enriched by three hundred and forty illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, A.R.A., whose engravings bring the Bard's vivid worlds — from the storm-lashed heaths of tragedy to the moonlit groves of comedy — to breathtaking visual life. Published by the prestigious London house of George Routledge and Sons, this edition represents the Victorian era's ambition to both democratise and monumentalise Shakespeare's legacy, making his works accessible to a broad reading public without sacrificing editorial integrity. Knight, one of the foremost Shakespeare scholars of the nineteenth century, brings a meticulous and deeply researched hand to the text, situating each work within its historical and theatrical context. With Gilbert's celebrated artwork adorning every page, this is far more than a standard collected edition — it is a cultural artefact that asks: what does it mean for a civilisation to truly honour its greatest writer?