The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text

ISBN-13: 9780007208319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 1436 str.

William Shakespeare; Peter Ackroyd

Opis

The late Peter Alexander's edition of William Shakespeare's complete works has long been established as one of the most authoritative and was chosen by the BBC as the basis for its televised cycle of plays. Now reset for reader convenience, the work includes a biography of the bard by Germaine Greer and an introduction by Anthony Burgess; a glossary of approximately 250 entries explaining the meaning of obsolete words and phrases; a section on the significance of the Alexander text; and more.

Recenzje

'A symbol in the history of our national culture'
Guardian

'The most esteemed and influential British edition of the 20th century'
Gary Taylor, General Editor, Oxford Complete Shakespeare

'I am most impressed with the layout and content of this book, especially the informative commentaries on each of the plays. It is also useful to have a reference section at the rear of the book'
Michael Guest on amazon.co.uk

O autorze

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

Germaine Greer is a major cultural figure - a writer, an English critic, a literary and media star, and a feminist.