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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLongman Publishing
ISBN-100321012542
ISBN-139780321012548
eBay Product ID (ePID)512957
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1800 Pages
Publication NameComplete Works of Shakespeare
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama
AuthorDavid Bevington, William Shakespeare
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.4 in
Item Weight88 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal822.3/3
Table Of ContentGeneral Introduction. Life in Shakespeare's England. The Drama Before Shakespeare. London Theaters and Dramatic Companies. Shakespeare's Life and Work. Shakespeare's Language: His Development as Poet and Dramatist. Editions and Editors of Shakespeare. Shakespeare Criticism. The Comedies. The Comedy of Errors. Love's Labor's Lost. The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Taming of the Shrew. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Merchant of Venice. Much Ado About Nothing. The Merry Wives of Windsor. As You Like It. Twelfth Night; or, What You Will. All's Well That Ends Well. Measure for Measure. Troilus and Cressida. The Histories. The First Part of King Henry the Sixth. The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth. The Third Part of King Henry the Sixth. The Tragedy of King Richard the Third. The Life and Death of King John. The Tragedy of King Richard the Second. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth. The Life of King Henry the Fifth. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth. The Tragedies. Titus Andronicus. Romeo and Juliet. Julius Caesar. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Othello, The Moor of Venice. King Lear. MacBeth. Timon of Athens. Antony and Cleopatra. Coriolanus. The Romances. Pericles. Cymbeline. The Winter's Tale. The Tempest. The Poems. Venus and Adonis. The Rape of Lucrece. The Phoenix and Turtle. A Lover's Complaint. Sonnets. Appendix 1: Canon, Dates, and Early Texts. Appendix 2: Sources. Appendix 3: Shakespeare in Performance. The Royal Genealogy of England. Maps. Bibliography. Suggestions for Reading and Research. Textual Notes. Glossary: Shakespearean Words and Meanings of Frequent Occurrence. Index.
SynopsisOffering 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.