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Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare Library) 4 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
To thine own self be true ...
William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is arguably the most famous play ever written in the English language; it presents the world with questions and characters that have been the subject of thespian and scholarly debate ever since the Prince of Denmark's first appearance on the stage of London's Globe Theatre. Probably written and first performed in 1601 (estimates vary between 1600 and 1602), the ...
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King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library)1 review
William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine
Washington Square Press, 2005
Large Book
I liked this book because it was much larger than the normal size of a Folger Shakespeare Library book. It provided ample amounts of space for notes and the text went along with most copies of King Lear, at times providing more text.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Each edition includes: ? Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play ? Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play ? Scene-by-scene plot summaries ? A key to famous lines and phrases ? An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language ? An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play ? Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings ...
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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) 13 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Villainy as art
The most beautiful aspect of the play is Iago's ingenious deception of Othello. In every phrase, Iago knows just what to say to swing his Moor closer to the belief in Desdemona's infidelity. The subtle strategist to his general (and the puppeteer to Roderigo and Cassio), Iago is in full glory practicing his art of insinuation.
Iago is the master of duplicity: "Divinity of hell! When devils ...
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Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) 34 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2003
If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library
If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations of the sayings and words that might be dificult to understand. This makes it very easy and enjoyable to read.
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)2 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Shakespeare on the danger of messing with prophecy
William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" was performed at the Globe Theater in 1605-06. The "Scottish" play was a calculated to be pleasing to James I, who took the throne of England after the death of Elizabeth Tudor in 1603. It was not simply that the play was set in the homeland of the Stuarts, but also that when Banquo's royal descendants are envisioned the last of them is the new King. (Note: ...
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Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library)1 review
William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine
Washington Square Press, 2005
Terrific Service!
I received the product in great timing and it was well wrapped and delivered in a good timely manner! Terrific service! :)
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)16 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2003
Mac-Good for Mac-Shakespeare
I'll admit, it's hard for me to get into Shakespeare (so go stone me in the streets, you drama geeks). Yet, this play is a killer.....literally. I mean, they need to make this into a movie nowadays-all the battle scenes, all the drama, all the Scottish accents. This play is the epitome of action-packed. You get the real beauty of this play sitting in your AP Literature class, reading it out loud ...
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Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Shakespeare Library) 36 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Much to praise about "Much Ado About Nothing"
Set in Messina, Sicily, "Much Ado About Nothing" is one of William Shakespeare's romantic comedies that depicts the love story and follies typical of any Shakespearean play. While the play follows the typical Shakespearean plot of boy-meets-girl, boy-falls-in-love-with-girl, and quickly tips over a conflict, it does resolve to a happy ending at the end. The follies committed by the characters ...
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)28 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Can Love Conquer All?
Innocent love is the most pure... and the sight of those who are in that beautiful whirlwind of its hypnotic clutches is a sight to behold.
Is it true? "Is youth wasted on the young."
Sometimes, sometimes not.
Romeo and Juliet is the most known western love story of all time.
Why?
This is not an easy question to answer, however, personally, I would never go back to those extremes ...
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A Midsummer Nights Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)31 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 1999
Brilliant, even on a Shakespearean level...
I just cant rave enough about Midsummer Night's Dream. I read this book in eight grade English and I really didn't think I would enjoy it. How wrong I was. To put it simply, Midsummer Night's Dream is just hilarious. Love tangles and potions, mistaken identities, faeries and gods, and a play with a play can all be found in this tale. The story revolves around the forest God Oberon and his ...
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)1 review
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Good Book
I think this book is good if you understand the deeper meaning within, many people in my College-Prep English class did not fully read and understand it, therefore they didn't like it. This book includes notes and a glossary on one side with the play on the other. I truely suggest this book to all those freshman who are reading this book.
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King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)7 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
The tragedy of Lear.
I recently re-read KING LEAR prior to attending The Denver Theatre Company's performance of this play. Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote this emotionally-moving tragedy between 1603 and 1606, and it was performed for the first time in 1606. With its insights into the nature of human suffering and kinship, and its theme of human blindness, it is regarded as one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)10 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
The dream of romance is lighthearted laughter
The spirit of one of Shakespeare's richest plays is lighthearted laughter. The great impressario of the proceedings is Puck who in giving the 'love potion' to the wrong person, sets up the chaos of both Demetrius and Lysander loving Helena. There are numerous networks of parallel and contrast through the work , between the worlds of the royal humans, the fairies, and the craftsmen. The motif of ...
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Julius Caesar (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)15 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
The Power Of Language
Julius Caesar is murdered very shortly into this play so while he bears the title the play is about the conspirators and the supporters of caesar and the struggle for power that comes after his asassination. The power of language to persude the masses and the fickle nature of crowds are only a few of the themes that Shakespeare explores.
Shakespeare explores the nature of tyranny, politics and ...
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The Criminalization of Christianity: Read This Book Before It Becomes Illegal!28 reviews
Janet L. Folger
Multnomah Books, 2005
Truth overdue
Immediatley the reader is struck with the straight foward manner the facts are presented. It is one thing to think the things presented in this treatise, it is quite another to back them up with research and hands-on experience. I tire of hyperbole and twisted tales design to postulate a personal agenda. That is why I read Criminalization of Christianity. It did not resort to manipulation of ...
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Henry IV, Part I (Folger Shakespeare Library)2 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Awesome
Not only was the book in perfect condition I received it in 2 days -- no I didn't upgrade the delivery method! Fabulous!
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Richard III (Folger Shakespeare Library)6 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Classic Shakespeare (i.e., sheer genius)
It may not be Hamlet, but Richard III is still one of the finest works of literature ever created, in any medium. It's a classic piece of Shakespearian (and therefore, literary) character development, full of irony, wordplay, nuance, tension, imagery, and jaw-dropping poetic virtuosity. Shakespeare's Richard III is simply one of the most hypnotic and effectively portrayed characters of all time- ...
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As You Like It (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)5 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
All The World's A Stage
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's most beloved pastoral comedies. Banishment, disguises and love are the elements with which Shakespeare weaves his tale of several pairs of lovers who ultimately wind up marrying in the forest of Arden.
The melancholy Jaques delivers one of Shakespeare's most familiar speeches regarding the seven ages of man. If you haven't read or seen a performance of As ...
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The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)12 reviews
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
"Come, kiss the book!"
As Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest is appropriately a culmination of his motifs and themes amassed beforehand in previous work. You have the jester, the underhanded political aspirants, the outcast, the young naive fools hopelessly in lust, and the omniscient schemer behind it all. What may have disappointed Elizabethan audiences may have actually been this mix, since it was such a ...
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