Новый перевод знаменитой трагедии Шекспира с невероятно интересными комментариями позволит по-новому вглянуть на это ставшее классикой произведение. Кто же не знает «Гамлета»! Но не спешите ставить восклицательный знак. И даже вопросительный. Ограничимся многоточием. Поскольку опыт пристального исследования этого вопроса показывает: никто… Пред вами книга, которая ни в коем случае не претендует на однозначно правильное прочтение знаменитой трагедии. Но приоткрывает завесу над многим из того,...
Пред вами книга, которая ни в коем случае не претендует на однозначно правильное прочтение знаменитой трагедии. Но приоткрывает завесу над многим из того, что вот уже скоро 400 лет не даёт покоя читателям и зрителям произведения, написанного великим английским бардом Шекспиром из Стратфорда. Кстати, этом предложении есть пять фактических ошибок.
Сюжетная основа Сонетов – отношения лирического героя к Белокурому другу и к Смуглой леди. Кто они? Однозначного ответа нет … В настоящем издании представлены все 154 Сонета. Вас ожидают изящные поэтические обороты Шекспира в великолепном исполнении Адама Маскина, актера Нью-Йоркского театра.
Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, “Measure for Measure” is William Shakespeare’s play which was likely written sometime in 1603 or 1604. The play begins with Vincentio, the Duke of Vienna, who leaves the government in charge of the authoritarian justice, Angelo, when he departs the city on a diplomatic mission. Lord Angelo believes that there is too much debauchery in the city and seeks to more strictly enforce laws against certain sexual activities. The story centers on Claudio...
The first play in William Shakespeare’s tetralogy of plays which also includes “Henry IV, Part 1”, “Henry IV, Part 2”, and “Henry V”, “Richard II” is believed to have been written around 1595. A history play, the drama concerns the last two years of the life of King Richard II of England, spanning the years 1398 to 1400. The drama begins with a dispute between Richard’s cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, who would later become King Henry IV, and Thomas de Mowbray, first Duke of Norfolk. Henry has...
One of Shakespeare’s early comedies and most ornately intellectual plays, “Love’s Labour’s Lost” is a mental adventure in hilarity and wit. First published in 1598, the play is filled with lexical puns, literary allusions, and shifting poetic forms, a rich example of the Bard’s linguistic mastery. The play opens with King Phillip of Naverre announcing that the men of his court will devote the coming years to ascetic studies and to reduce distractions, no women will be allowed into the court for...
Widely accepted as Shakespeare’s earliest tragedy, “Titus Andronicus” is the bloody story of a Roman general engaged in terrible revenge with the Queen of the Goths, Tamora. The play begins with Titus returning to Rome after ten years of fighting. He brings with him the defeated Tamora, Queen of the Goths, and her sons. Titus sacrifices one of Tamora’s sons to avenge the sons he lost in the war, which begins a cycle of revenge in which Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, plot and scheme...
One of the last tragedies written by William Shakespeare, “Coriolanus” is the story of the legendary 5th century BC Roman general Caius Martius, later given the honorary name Coriolanus. Based largely on the biographical accounts of Plutarch and Livy, the play opens amongst riots over grain in which Coriolanus’ contempt for the plebeians of Rome is exhibited. The general is drawn away from the riots to battle with the Volscian army. Following the conquest of the Volscian city of Corioli, he...
Includes the unabridged text of Shakespeare's classic play plus a complete study guide that helps readers gain a thorough understanding of the work's content and context. The comprehensive guide includes scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, analytical paper topics, list of characters, bibliography, and more.