William Shakespeare

This handsome hardback edition presents William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges. Often referred to superstitiously as 'the Scottish play', Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's best-loved works. As a general in the army of the Scottish king, Macbeth meets three witches who prophesy that he will one day take his master's place. When the strange...

First published in 1609, Shakespeare's Sonnets are considered some of the most beautiful poems in the English language. They include famous lines which evoke joy and tenderness, such as 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day' or 'To me, fair friend, you can never be old', while other lines express deep passion and desire. Whether addressed to the Fair...

This penultimate volume contains Shakespeare's later comedies, including The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure. The book provides a detailed chronology of Shakespeare's life and times.

A tale of unbridled greed and an insatiable thirst for power set in eleventh-century Scotland, Macbeth has long been recognised as Shakespeare’s fastest-moving tragedy. It combines relentless narrative momentum with a profound examination of how psychological coercion mixed with personal ambition can lead to murder – and how individual impulses can shape both a man’s own destiny and the course...

Volume 1 of the Everyman Shakespeare, published in 1992, includes the four major tragedies: Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Macbeth. The authoritatively edited texts of the plays are supplemented with extensive bibliographies, a chronology of Shakespeare's life and times, and a substantial introduction in which Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing detailed discussions of...

Macbeth, a Scottish general, is enslaved by his passion when a trio of witches prophesy that he would one day become the King of Scotland. Blinded by the lust for power, he succumbs to the evil wishes of Lady Macbeth, stabs King Duncan in his sleep, and seizes the throne. But soon enough, Macbeth is tormented by guilt and terror....

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now repackaged in award-winning modern covers, aims to inspire Shakespearians of all ages. The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series is edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel. This legendary series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an...

The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare—including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. What is tragedy? The Elizabethans defined it as a "lofty" play showing "personages of great state" caught up in a "lamentable" action that "beginneth prosperously and endeth unfortunately." Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection are considered to be the...

This last volume contains Shakespeare's four last plays - The Tempest, Pericles, The Winter's Tale, and Cymbeline. The text of the plays, with the Signet footnotes, is supplemented with bibliographies and a chronology of Shakespeare's life & times.

A complete and annotated edition of Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, including the sonnets, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks.

These easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage appeared between 1956 and 1967. With these electrifying new covers, dependable texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remains a valued resource for students, teachers, and theatre professionals for many years to come. This edition of Titus Andronicus is edited...