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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780143104803
ISBN number: 0143104802
Label: Penguin
Manufacturer: Penguin
Printing Date: 2006-05
Publishing house: Penguin
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The World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library) By William Shakespeare Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmiller, General Editors
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The Pelican Shakespeare is available in hardcover for the very first time in one complete collection only at Amazon.com.
For anyone with an abiding love of the Bard and his to all of Shakepeares singular contributiOn to English literature, this complete library combines enduring beauty with the scholarship and authority demanded by modern readers. Easier to read and enjoy than massive, single-volume editions, these individual volumes feature authori tative text, essays on how the plays would have been performed in Shakespeare's day, and notes valuable for general readers, teachers, students, and theater professionals. Here, in 38 truly stunning heirloom volumes, are William Shakespeare's classic plays and sonnets in the only complete, individually-bound set of Shakespeare's works currently available. The tragedies, comedies, histories, and poetry, so beloved by millions of readers and theater-goers, are reproduced here in luxurious, linen-bound hardcovers, enhanced by silver stamping on the covers and spines, and sewn-in, satin ribbon markers.
The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare editions have sold five million copies. Since the series debuted more than forty years ago, developments in scholarship have revolutionized our understanding of William Shakespeare, his time, and his works. The general editors of the Pelican Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmiller of UCLA, have assembled a team of six eminent scholars who, along with the general editors themselves, have prepared new introductions and note * Authoritative and meticulously researched texts * Illuminating new introductions and notes by distinguished authors * Essays on Shakespeare's life, the theatrical world of his time, and the selection of texts * A handsome new design inside and out * Deluxe packaging, including a full-linen case with silver stamping, ribbon marker, printed endpapers, and acid-free paper * Line numbers marking every tenth line and footnote references * Both glossorial and explanatory notes appearing conveniently at the foot of the page
Included are:
Tragedies
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Histories
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Richard II
Richard III
Comedies
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Cymbeline
Love's Labor's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merchant of Venice
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Winter's Tale
Poetry
The Sonnets
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It's rare when you find consistently positive reviews on amazon.com. For this set, the praises are warranted. I recently paid the full $119 and have no regrets. I finished "As You Like It" and have started "The Winter's Tale." These books are an attractive and worthy addition to anyone's library. The text is well-complemented with annotations. The introductory essays are helpful. I intend to go to these books more than my luxurious, and far more pricey, Easton Press editions. I only wish I would have found this set sooner.
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Like many people who commented on this collection, I watched the price fluctuate before I finally pulled the trigger at about $60. I have a big, beautiful complete works of Shakespeare bound in leather that mostly sits on my shelf because it is such a burden to take down and actually read. If you actually want a durable set of plays and poems that does not involve heavy weightlifting, this is the set for you. They fit nicely in the hand, the text is pleasing to the eye, and they do not look dirt cheap.
I have absolutely no regrets about buying these volumes - they are bound in navy cloth, embossed in silver, and each includes a ribbon bookmark. I know others have complained about this not being a "complete" set in every sense of the word, but for most of us out there, this collection should be sufficient and I dare say will impress your friends.
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When I purchased the set it was on sale for 80% off. so with shipping included I was able to get all these books for roughly $63. As I said the set is not flashy but for shakespeare's work all that matters is what is written not the presentation. If you are a fan of shakespeare and there is a massive discount on this set dont hesitate to buy it. It is worth the money. The individual volumes are easier to handle than a giant anthology of works.
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I have just received this big bunch and I think it is worthwhile for such a low price. But I do doubt why didn't the editor include Shakespeare's two long poems composed during his youthhood, so that it can brand itself the honorable title "Complete Works of William Shakespeare"...
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Very good collection of Shakespeare. All his plays and sonnets together in a hardcover, easy to read, beautiful collection. Of course may be not suitable for book collectors but perfect for almost every other reader. The very low price of this product (at least the time this review was written) makes this collection a "must" for every serious reader of Shakespeare.
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