The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works Annotated
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Few names in the history of literature command the reverence and enduring fascination of William Shakespeare, and The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works Annotated stands as a monumental tribute to that legacy. This comprehensive volume gathers every play, sonnet, and poem Shakespeare ever wrote — from the thunderous tragedy of Hamlet and King Lear to the sunlit comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night — presenting them in a richly annotated edition designed to illuminate the full brilliance of the Bard's language for both scholar and newcomer alike. Named in honour of the legendary Globe Theatre where so many of these works first came to life, this edition pairs the complete texts with detailed annotations that uncover the historical context, linguistic nuances, and theatrical traditions that shaped each work. The illustrations throughout evoke the vibrant world of Elizabethan England, bridging the gap between the page and the stage. A definitive collector's edition and an indispensable reference, this volume asks a timeless question: how is it that one playwright's vision of love, power, jealousy, and grace continues to feel so urgently, so inescapably human?
Author: William Shakespeare
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Greenwich House
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Few names in the history of literature command the reverence and enduring fascination of William Shakespeare, and The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works Annotated stands as a monumental tribute to that legacy. This comprehensive volume gathers every play, sonnet, and poem Shakespeare ever wrote — from the thunderous tragedy of Hamlet and King Lear to the sunlit comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night — presenting them in a richly annotated edition designed to illuminate the full brilliance of the Bard's language for both scholar and newcomer alike. Named in honour of the legendary Globe Theatre where so many of these works first came to life, this edition pairs the complete texts with detailed annotations that uncover the historical context, linguistic nuances, and theatrical traditions that shaped each work. The illustrations throughout evoke the vibrant world of Elizabethan England, bridging the gap between the page and the stage. A definitive collector's edition and an indispensable reference, this volume asks a timeless question: how is it that one playwright's vision of love, power, jealousy, and grace continues to feel so urgently, so inescapably human?