'The Tempest' has long been regarded as Shakespeare's swan-song, though recent chronologies suggest he went on to compose 'Henry VIII' and 'The Two Noble Kinsmen' after. In its first publication (in the First Folio of 1623), 'The Tempest' appears in the 'Comedies' section. In modern criticism, it is more likely to be described as a 'late play' (written towards the end of what we perceive to be Shakespeare's writing career, c. 1607-13) or a 'romance'...

Blending history and high drama, Antony and Cleopatra remains one of Shakespeare's finest achievements.

With facsimile of the t.-p. of the Harvard copy of the first quarto of King Lear, 1608."New edition, revised by Tucker Brooke."Published 1917 under title: The chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear and his three daughters, edited by William Lyon Phelps.Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [152]-185).Includes index.

Series title also at head of t.-p."Suggestions for collateral reading": p. [127].Includes index.

Contains facsimile reproduction of the frontispiece to 'The comedy of errors' in Rowe's edition of Shakespeare (1709)The text is that of Craig's Oxford Shakespeare with alterations.Bibliography: p. [91]-92.Includes index.

"The Story of My Life," first appeared in installments in "Ladies' Home Journal" in 1902. This book is truly one of the great American autobiographies: an inspiring story of a courageous individual who overcame tremendous odds. Keller writes about many things: her childhood in Alabama; her relationship with her beloved teacher, Anne Sullivan; her attendance at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York City; and meeting such eminent figures...

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (1879) is a work of travel literature by British explorer Isabella Bird. Adventurous from a young age, Bird gained a reputation as a writer and photographer interested in nature and the stories and cultures of people around the world. A bestselling author and the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society, Bird is recognized today as a pioneering woman whose contributions to travel writing, exploration,...

Presents a guide to Shakespeare's "Othello", including text and audio from various productions and preformances that provide a context for the play and it characters.

Contains the complete script to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and includes a running synopsis of the action, explanations of unfamiliar words, and activities designed to help students better understand the play.

Troilus and Criseyde (c.1385) is an epic poem written by English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Composed in Middle English, Troilus and Criseyde is the story of two lovers forced apart by the Greek siege of Troy. Often considered Chaucer's finest work for its structural consistency and completeness, the poem adapts Homer's Iliad and other ancient sources which expand on its tradition to tell a Christian moral tale about the importance of faith and the sacred...