William Shakespeare

Contains a modern English version side-by-side with the original text of William Shakespeare's play in which exiled royals--including a duke's daughter, disguised as a man--and country folk, learn lessons about class and gender through a series of love triangles in the Forest of Arden.

Contains the text of the play, edited for young adult readers, with a running synopsis of the action, explanations of difficult words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play about an indecisive Danish prince urged on to revenge against his uncle by his murdered father. Includes modern translations of some of the terminology at the bottom of each page.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. The Bard's original poetic phrases are printed side-by-side and line-by-line with the modern translation on each facing page. While Shakespeare's immortal plays have endured, the English language has changed -- which is why today's students often find Shakespeare's idiom difficult to comprehend....

Presents a newly edited text of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," along with detailed notes and performance annotations, introduction by Harold Bloom, commentaries by various writers including Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, and John Keats, plot summary, biography, and literary criticism.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play along with full explanatory notes on facing pages, accounts of the author's life and his theater, and an essay which discusses the play in the light of contemporary interests and concerns.

Presents a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets that illustrate his skill at capturing human emotions within a particular format.