The Comedies and Tragedies of George Chapman George Chapman Adamant Media Corporation, 2005 This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1873 edition by John Pearson, London.             The Pilgrim's Progress (Dover Thrift Editions)21 reviews John Bunyan Dover Publications, 2003 Great book! + The Pilgram's Promise + Interesting + Pilgrim'a Progress + intriguing             Utopia: by Sir Thomas More (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)53 reviews Thomas More Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999 Utopia: Not As Free As You Might Think + It's a book + Literary Garden of Eden + Very Satisfied with Product             The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics)9 reviews John Donne Penguin Classics, 1977 To yoke unlike things together for most passionate poetry + Wonderful for fans of the 17th century, or for those new to the era + A great book + Enjoying poetry that sounds good when read out loud + Wonderful Poetry by a Contemporary of Shakespeare.             World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library)37 reviews William Shakespeare Penguin, 2006 Recommended at $119 price + Very much worth the investment - IF you're already initiated + Durable Shakespeare, Good Bargain + Not a flashy Set but the price was right at the time. + a little regret for a Shakespeare freak             Selected Poems: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (Fyfield Books) Henry Howard Carcanet Press Ltd., 2006 Immensely influential in literary history for his development of blank verse and the Petrarchian sonnet form in English, and as the first modern translator of Virgil, this selection reveals the Earl of Surrey to be a subtle and graceful poet and translator whose vigorous and faithful versions of the Aeneid continue to enrich the literary tradition. Reflecting an idealized world of aristocratic ...             The Spanish Tragedy (New Mermaids)7 reviews Thomas Kyd Methuen Drama, 2007 Excellent edition, excellent play + The Classic Revenge Tragedy + New Mermaids footnotes are very helpful - Updated review February, 2008 + peter kline is full ... + A glimspe into Shakespeare's workshop             The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester Filiquarian Publishing, LLC., 2007 The 2nd Earl of Rochester, John Wilmot, was an english libertine and close friend of King Charles II. Known as one of the greatest poets of the Restoration, he wrote and published popular satirical and bawdy poetry. This complete collection of his poetry presented in this paperback edition by Filiquarian Publishing, is a classic and should be read by those interested in the writings of John ...             A New Way To Pay Old Debts: A Play (1904)2 reviews Philip Massinger Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007 Funny stuff This is more in a Jonsonian vein than Shakespearean. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in Jacobian theater and culture. Because the characters are stock figures, the whole machinery of the debt and marriage systems is made transparent, provided you can see through the jokes. And ...             Three Revenge Tragedies: The Revenger's Tragedy; The White Devil; The Changeling (Penguin Classics)1 review Cyril Tourneur, John Webster, ... Penguin Classics, 2005 The format, notes etc. I believe the book could have been a lot more accesible with a foot-note system or even a numbered note system. The notes are marked only with '*' and paging back and forth through the text can be (and is) very tiresome. Other than that the book is a great size for travel reading and the font is ...             The Faerie Queene (Penguin Classics)35 reviews Edmund Spenser Penguin Classics, 1979 Penguin is best edition short of Hamilton's + Please with Purchase + Selections from The Faerie Queene review + More about the journey than the destination...             Essays of Francis Bacon1 review Francis Bacon ReadHowYouWant, 2007 ESSAYS OF FRANCIS BACON (LARGE PRINT) DID NOT MEET DESCRIPTION BY AMAZON. THERE WAS NO LISTING BY EACH ESSAY TITLE. THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION IN EACH ESSAY OF MEANING OF ELIZABETHAN TERMS,NOR ANY TRANSLATION OF FREQUENT LATIN QUOTATIONS. NOR ANY INTERPRETIVE COMMENTS ON THE ESSAYS. ALL THESE THINGS ARE FOUND NORMALLY IN MODERN ...             The Essential Anatomy of Melancholy (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)1 review Robert Burton Dover Publications, 2002 Brief Anatomy This is a nice, truncated version of a book many find unreadable today. If you wish a taste of Burton, an idea of his odd brilliance, this will do. The editors choose some nice portions. Unfortunately, reading a brief version is a bit like a Reader's Digest version of 'War and Peace' or some other ...             The Countess Pembroke's Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney The Kent State University Press, 1970 old English. 361 pages             The Malcontent and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics)2 reviews John Marston Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 Useful edition. Needed to be done. + A quirky genius Since Amazon.com can't be bothered to list the contents of all the books, I thought I'd be helpful: this one contains The Malcontent, Antonio and Mellida, Antonio's Revenge, The Dutch Courtesan, and Sophonisba.             The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life of Jack Wilton Thomas Nash Tutis Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2008 Thomas Nashe/Nash (1567-c. 1601) was an English Elizabethan pamphleteer, poet and satirist. He went up to St John's College, Cambridge as a sizar, gaining his bachelor's degree in 1586, then moved to London and started his literary career in earnest. The remaining decade of his life was dominated by two concerns: finding an adequate patron and participating in controversies, most famously with ...             Tis Pity She's a Whore (Routledge English Texts)6 reviews John Ford Routledge, 1997 Excellent edition of a great play + I had the book long before I had never to read it + 'Tis Pity So Few People Know About This Play! Had there been no Shakespeare, John Ford's play "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" would never have been written--but Shakespeare's tremendous example not only provided part of context of this play, but also obscures it. "'Tis Pity" is not as good as Shakespeare's very best works (the great tragedies and ...             The Duchess of Malfi7 reviews John Webster Book Jungle, 2008 A superb play + John Webster's "Romeo and Juliet" + A violent psychosexual play + Necessary background for Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers + Bloody, Gory, and Beautiful             Christopher Marlowe - Plays & Poems Christopher, Marlowe Pomona Press, 2006 Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.             Leviathan5 reviews Thomas Hobbes Touchstone, 1997 The First Modern Political Philosopher + A World Classic + The First Modern Political Philosopher + The First Modern Political Philosopher + The First Modern Political Philosopher