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1) The tempest
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Series
Language
English
Description
'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'...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Newly rev. ed.
Physical Desc
xcii, 271 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
With facsimile of the t.-p. of the Elizabethan club copy of the second quarto, 1604."New edition revised by Tucker Brooke."The 1917 and 1933 editions were edited by Jack Randall Crawford.Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [177]-201) Includes index.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
2nd rev. ed.
Physical Desc
lxxiv, 214 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, Macbeth is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of three mysterious witches and goaded by his ambitious wife, the Scottish thane Macbeth murders Duncan, King of Scotland, in order to succeed him on the throne. This foul deed soon entangles the conscience-stricken nobleman in a web of treachery, deceit and more murders that ultimately spells his doom.
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