William Shakespeare

Näytelmäkirjallisuuden yksi ylitse muidenDraama Tanskan prinssin sielua raastavasta moraalisesta ristiriidasta oli aikansa suosituimpia näytelmiä. Se tunnetaan teatterin kulmakivenä, jota yhä esitetään kaikkialla maailmassa."Kuuntele, Hamlet, kuuntele! Jos olet koskaan rakastanut isääsi, kosta hänen luonnoton ja pirullinen murhansa."Näin puhuu murhatun isän haamu pojalleen, eikä poika voi muuta kuin toimia, vaikka se käy vastoin hänen luontoaan. Filosofisen prinssin yksinäinen tragedia ei ole neljän vuosisadan aikana väljähtynyt. Matti Rossin suomennos vuodelta 2013 on ravisuttava, ja teoksen arvoituksia valaisee teatteriohjaaja Ralf Långbackan esipuhe.William Shakespeare (1564–1616) oli englantilainen näytelmäkirjailija, teatterimies ja runoilija, jota pidetään yhtenä historian merkittävimmistä kirjailijoista.

Tanskan prinssi Hamlet suree kuollutta isäänsä. Äkkiä kuninkaan haamu ilmestyy ja kertoo synkän tarinan. Mitä tapahtuu, kun Hamlet haluaa kostaa isänsä murhaajalle? Tässä selkokirjassa William Shakespearen kuuluisa näytelmä on mukautettu helposti luettavaksi kertomukseksi.

Maailman tunnetuin rakkausrunojen kokoelma.William Shakespeare kehitti Italian renessanssin synnyttämästä sonettirunoudesta englantilaisen vastineen 1500-luvulla. Sonetit ovat rakkausrunoja, jotka ylistävät rakkauden eri puolia, maallista ja henkistä rakkautta, siihen liittyvää mustasukkaisuutta, uskollisuutta ja leikkiä.Shakespearen Sonetit ilmestyi kokoelmana 1609. Runot lienee kirjoitettu pääosin 1590-luvulla, viimeiset seuraavan vuosisadan puolella. Shakespeare-suomentaja Paavo Cajanderilla oli aikomus näytelmien jälkeen suomentaa myös Sonetit, mutta hanke jäi kesken hänen kuollessaan 1913. Yli puoli vuosisataa myöhemmin, v. 1965 kokoelma ilmestyi ensimmäisen kerran suomen kielellä runoilija Aale Tynnin suomennoksena.William Shakespearen (1564-1616) ikuista rakkautta julistavat sonetit kietovat pauloihinsa uusia lukijoita aika ajan jälkeen kaikkialla maailmassa. Runoilija Aale Tynnin suomennokset tavoittavat noiden kuolemattomien säkeiden laulavuuden ja ajatussisällöt kristallinkirkkaasti, lyyrisyydestä ja ytimekkyydestä tinkimättä.

Sue o de una noche de verano. William Shakespeare. Inglaterra 1564 - 1616

An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages.

A fresh, contemporary translation of one of Shakespeare’s most dramatic and popular plays.Julius Caesar, Shakespeare’s famous Roman tragedy, chronicles the chaos leading up to the fateful murder of Caesar and the ensuing political fallout upon his death. Shishir Kurup’s translation updates Shakespeare’s language to allow more of the playwright’s ideas to come through; it opens the wonders and blazing relevance of the play’s rhetorical brilliance to the twenty-first century. This translation of Julius Caesar was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present the work of “The Bard” in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print—a new First Folio for a new era.

Shakespeare's cautionary tale about the dangers of upending democracy, Julius Caesar, which recently ran at the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books - 50 Covers competitionThis edition of Julius Caesar is edited by William Montgomery with an introduction by Douglas Trevor and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series. The legendary Pelican Shakespeare 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 introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, 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 stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial'Fearful that Caesar will become a tyrant, his friends plot to assassinate him in order to save Rome. But the conspirators' high principles clash with personal malice and ambition, and as they vie to manipulate the mob, the nation is plunged into bloody civil war. A taut, profound drama exploring power and betrayal, Julius Caesar exposes the chasm between public appearance, political rhetoric and bitter reality.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by Norman Sanders Introduction by Martin Wiggins

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design. An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended in full colour, classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive 'Stagecraft', 'Write about it', 'Language in the play', 'Characters' and 'Themes' features. Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference. Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'Julius Caesar' and Shakespeare. Includes rich, exciting colour photos of performances of 'Julius Caesar' from around the world.

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This richly documented Norton Critical Edition of Julius Caesar is based on the 1623 First Folio text. It is accompanied by a note on the text, an introduction that sets the biographical and historical stage necessary to appreciate this richly allusive play, explanatory annotations, a map, and five illustrations. “Sources and Contexts” presents possible sources as well as analogues to Julius Caesar, an account of Shakespeare’s understanding of and approach to Roman history, and Ernest Schanzer’s study of the narrative challenges posed by the play. “Criticism” includes early commentary—by, among others, Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, and Harley Granville-Barker—on Julius Caesar as well as modern interpretations. Among these are John W. Velz on role-playing in Julius Caesar; Jan H. Blits on Caesar’s ambiguous end; Paul A. Cantor on rhetoric, poetry and the Roman republic; and R. A. Foakes on the themes of assassination and mob violence. “Performance History” reprints accounts of various aspects of staging Julius Caesar by Sidney Homan, John Nettles, and Robert F. Willson, Jr. A Film Bibliography and Selected Bibliography are also included.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Bear you well in this new spring of time, Lest you be cropp'd before you come to prime.’ King Richard II rules England in a wasteful and short-sighted way, spending money unwisely and selecting his counselors foolishly. His manner ostracises him from his people and his country and it’s not long before both commoners and noblemen feel Richard has gone too far. When Richard seizes land that rightfully belongs to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke retaliates by invading England while Richard is at war in Ireland. More popular with the commoners, Henry is eventually crowned King Henry IV. One of Shakespeare’s ‘history plays’, Richard II explores the notion of the shadow that is cast over a king’s reign if the throne is gained in underhand ways.

"It must be by his death."--Julius Caesar Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this masterpiece of political power play and manipulation--along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including: - an original Introduction to Julius Caesar- incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work- commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers- photographs of key RSC productions- an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.

This complete, line-by-line translation of Julius Caesar makes the language of Shakespeare's play contemporary while preserving the metrical rhythm, complexity, and poetic qualities of the original. The aim is to capture both sound and sense of Shakespeare's tragedy without the need for glosses or notes to use contemporary language without simplifying or modernizing the play in any other way. Readers experience Shakespeare's tale of the brutal assassination of Rome's most famous leader with the comprehension and delight of audiences 400 years ago, the way Shakespeare intended.Features "Too often, unless we read a Shakespeare play beforehand, we process the language as if it were coming from a poorly tuned-in radio station. Shakespeare didn't write his plays to be experienced impressionistically as 'poetry;' he assumed his language was readily comprehensible. At what point does a stage of a language become so different from the modern one as to make translation necessary? Mr. Richmond is brave enough to assert that, for Shakespeare, that time has come. The French have Moliere, the Russians have Chekhov and now, we can truly say that we have our Shakespeare."John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute Line-by-line, not prose paraphrases. Complete. No lines deleted. No dumbing down. Accurate and authentic iambic pentameter. True to the feel and look of Shakespeare's original. Tone, complexity, and poetic devices preserved. Subtlety and richness revealed without the need of notes and glosses. Accessible introduction to classic drama. Attractive, uncluttered, easy-to-read layout. Stage-ready for an audience-pleasing theatrical.