Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
Works: | 125,244 works in 402,432 publications in 111 languages and 6,169,172 library holdings |
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Genres: | Drama Comedy plays Tragedies (Drama) History Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction Juvenile works Tragicomedies Pastoral drama Historical drama |
Subject Headings: | Dramatists, English--Early modern Authors, English Dramatists, English |
Roles: | Author, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Lyricist, Librettist, Contributor, htt, Creator, Honoree, Dedicatee, Composer, Originator, Conceptor, Arranger, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Illustrator, 070, Editor, Attributed name, Dubious author, Narrator, Artist, Adapter, Translator, Performer, Author of introduction, Director, Author of screenplay, Collector, atr, Responsible party, two, Restager , 001, Author of dialog, Production personnel, hak, wri, Compiler, Redactor, 005, hnt |
Classifications: | PR2831.A2, 822.33 |
- Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb( Book )
- The Norton Shakespeare by William Shakespeare( Book )
- As you like it by William Shakespeare( )
- Shakespearean tragedy; lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C Bradley( Book )
- Shakespeare : the basics by Sean McEvoy( )
- Shakespeare's secret by Elise Broach( Book )
- Shakespeare in love by John Madden( Visual )
- Will in the World : How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt( Book )
- The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare( Book )
- A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare( Book )
- Shakespeare's English kings : history, chronicle, and drama by Peter Saccio( Book )
- Bloody constraint : war and chivalry in Shakespeare by Theodor Meron( )
- The Oxford companion to Shakespeare by Michael Dobson( Book )
- Shakespeare : the invention of the human by Harold Bloom( Book )
- Shakespeare's books : a dictionary of Shakespeare sources by Stuart Gillespie( )
- Shakespeare's festive comedy; a study of dramatic form and its relation to social custom by C. L Barber( )
- Shakespeare : a life by Park Honan( Book )
- The plays of Shakespeare : a thematic guide by Victor L Cahn( )
- Essays on Shakespeare by Gerald W Chapman( Book )
- Re-humanising Shakespeare : literary humanism, wisdom and modernity by Andy Mousley( )


3,541 editions published between 1 and 2022 in 25 languages and held by 41,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This a tragic play where two star-crossed teenagers take their lives for the name of love
4,137 editions published between 1594 and 2022 in 42 languages and held by 40,921 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An enchanted wood is the setting for a hilarious night of confusion when four young lovers try to resolve their passions despite some meddling from the mischievous forest spirits
3,612 editions published between 1000 and 2022 in 65 languages and held by 35,557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived "Othello"--Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's "Hecatommithi". Special introduction by Alvin Kernan, Princeton University
3,504 editions published between 1597 and 2021 in 46 languages and held by 33,893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible -- and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh
2,608 editions published between 1623 and 2022 in 34 languages and held by 31,162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers
2,342 editions published between 1601 and 2022 in 32 languages and held by 29,886 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Struggling to survive after a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a young soldier, complicating numerous relationships
2,335 editions published between 1000 and 2022 in 32 languages and held by 27,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and their loyal fool Touchstone, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden
3,458 editions published between 1599 and 2022 in 63 languages and held by 27,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
2,867 editions published between 1606 and 2022 in 54 languages and held by 27,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lear, the aging King of Britain, has chosen to lay aside the care of kingship and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. Their share is to be determined by their love for him. Two daughters speak with grandiose expressions of love while the third daughter finds nothing to say. The courts disinherit the third daughter, Cordelia. Much treachery, murder, and deceit ensued and Lear and Cordelia are captured and sentenced to death
2,069 editions published between 1598 and 2022 in 16 languages and held by 26,298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the alter seems smooth until the evil Don John decides to intervene."
2,141 editions published between 1623 and 2022 in 32 languages and held by 26,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mark Antony, one of the three rulers of the Roman World, has become the thrall of the fascinating Cleopatra. Affairs of state call him to Rome, but the attractions of the Queen of Egypt prove impossible to resist."
3,256 editions published between 1601 and 2022 in 57 languages and held by 23,625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which a Danish prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder after being visited by his ghost; and includes explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to memorable lines, and other reference tools
1,434 editions published between 1594 and 2022 in 11 languages and held by 22,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's play The taming of the shrew. With captions
1,626 editions published between 1026 and 2023 in 22 languages and held by 21,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book is a collection of Shakespeare's incomparable sonnets
1,395 editions published between 1593 and 2022 in 24 languages and held by 18,978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Farce about two pairs of twins involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities
1,469 editions published between 1604 and 2022 in 25 languages and held by 17,493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This play examines the nature of mercy and justice, proposing that a good government is one that is flexible and based on common sense
1,036 editions published between 1603 and 2022 in 16 languages and held by 16,630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This play concerns the efforts of Helena, daughter of a renowned physician, to make Bertram, the Count of Rousillon, her husband
1,181 editions published between 1593 and 2021 in 23 languages and held by 16,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, and three of his noblemen, are all dedicated to the study and the renunciation of women. These four meet the princess of France and her three attendants, and, inevitably, the men abandon their absurd principles
1,107 editions published between 1590 and 2022 in 24 languages and held by 15,512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Titus Andronicus is still regarded by many as a bad play of dubious authorship. Its adversaries have abhorred the violence of the action and the apparent lapses in the quality of the verse. Since 1945, however, the play has been taken increasingly seriously in both the theatre and the study: the violence and cruelty it depicts were disconcertingly matched by the events of two World Wars. Alan Hughes joins those critics who take the play seriously, arguing for its unity of theme and its grim humour, and demonstrates that it is the work of a brilliant stage craftsman, confident in his mastery of space, movement and verse." "The text is based on the first quarto, supplemented by crucial additions and stage directions from the Folio. The critical account of the play's fortunes is integrated within a description of major modern productions, including those directed by Peter Brook, Brian Bedford and Deborah Warner. In addition there is a complete stage history which includes the eighteenth-century adaptation by Edward Ravenscroft and a reconstruction of the version performed by the nineteenth-century black American actor Ira Aldridge. For this updated edition, a new section is included on recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Sue Hall-Smith. There are also sections on text, authorship and the relevance of the famous Longleat drawing of the play. Appendices explore how the play might have been performed at the Rose playhouse in London, and how it could be adapted for a touring company of fourteen men and boys. An updated reading list completes the edition."--Jacket
1,537 editions published between 1611 and 2022 in 26 languages and held by 15,451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This romance revolves around a theme that occupied Shakespeare later in life: reconciliation. Wrongs committed by one generation, here a wife unjustly accused of adultery, are made right by the next generation


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- Hamlet (Legendary character)
- Macbeth King of Scotland active 11th century
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- Bloom, Harold Other Interviewee Performer Host Author of introduction Author Editor Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
- Wells, Stanley 1930- Other Author of introduction Publishing director Author Editor Collector Redactor
- Henry V King of England 1387-1422
- Caesar, Julius
- Richard III King of England 1452-1485
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