The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light damage to top of binding spine - otherwise strong and structural.
A towering cornerstone of world literature, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare gathers every play, sonnet, and poem produced by the greatest dramatist in the English language — from the soaring tragedies of Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear to the effervescent comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night, alongside the sweeping history plays and the luminous sequence of 154 sonnets. Written primarily between the late 1580s and 1613, these works chronicle the full spectrum of human experience — ambition, jealousy, love, grief, power, and redemption — with a psychological depth and linguistic brilliance that remains unmatched centuries after their composition. Shakespeare's verse ranges in tone from wickedly comic to profoundly tragic, illustrating his unparalleled ability to inhabit every register of human emotion and social class, from gravediggers and fools to kings and generals. This definitive collection presents an essential and inexhaustible resource for students, scholars, actors, and devoted readers alike, offering a lifetime of discovery within a single volume.
Author: William Shakespeare
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Octopus Books Limited
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light damage to top of binding spine - otherwise strong and structural.
A towering cornerstone of world literature, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare gathers every play, sonnet, and poem produced by the greatest dramatist in the English language — from the soaring tragedies of Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear to the effervescent comedies of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night, alongside the sweeping history plays and the luminous sequence of 154 sonnets. Written primarily between the late 1580s and 1613, these works chronicle the full spectrum of human experience — ambition, jealousy, love, grief, power, and redemption — with a psychological depth and linguistic brilliance that remains unmatched centuries after their composition. Shakespeare's verse ranges in tone from wickedly comic to profoundly tragic, illustrating his unparalleled ability to inhabit every register of human emotion and social class, from gravediggers and fools to kings and generals. This definitive collection presents an essential and inexhaustible resource for students, scholars, actors, and devoted readers alike, offering a lifetime of discovery within a single volume.