William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

This edition preserves the play text of Twelfth Night as it was edited and annotated by Elizabeth Story Donno for the first Cambridge edition of 1985. The second edition featured a completely new introduction by Penny Gay. For the third edition, Professor Gay further updates the introduction, taking into account recent substantial performance history, and providing a refreshed reading list for the contemporary student reader. Gay stresses the play's theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and its complex use of Ovidian myths. She analyses the play's delicate balance between romance and...

This edition preserves the play text of Twelfth Night as it was edited and annotated by Elizabeth Story Donno for the first Cambridge edition of 1985. The second edition featured a completely new introduction by Penny Gay. For the third edition, Professor Gay further updates the introduction, taking into account recent substantial performance history, and providing a refreshed reading list for the contemporary student reader. Gay stresses the play's theatricality, its elaborate linguistic games and its complex use of Ovidian myths. She analyses the play's delicate balance between romance and...

Jugendliebe, Familienzwiste, Vorurteile, Gewalt, Auseinandersetzungen mit den Eltern: das sind die wichtigen und zeitlosen Themen von Romeo and Juliet, die unter den Jugendlichen diese Tragödie zu einem der beliebtesten Werke machen.

Dossiers:

The Renaissance Man
Romeo and Juliet on Film
Saint Francis and the Franciscan Friars
Shakespeare's Theatre

Die Versdichtung Venus und Adonis ist das erste gedruckte Werk von Shakespeare, ein Epos über die Liebe.

Die Versdichtung Venus und Adonis ist das erste gedruckte Werk von Shakespeare, ein Epos über die Liebe.

William Shakespeare's classic play Othello, featuring valuable tools for educators and readers, from the esteemed Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works.

In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe...