Name: Macbeth
SKU: 56577037
Price: 425.00 ZAR
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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781539997283

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Shakespeare

Illustrated by

Richard F. Whalen

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

246

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.3 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781539997283

Synopsis "Macbeth"

This Oxfordian Shakespeare Series presents for the first time fully annotated editions informed by the view that the plays were written by Edward de Vere, the 17th earl of Oxford-a view that reveals their true meaning and significance not only for his contemporaries but also for today's readers and playgoers. Taking advantage of almost a century of Oxfordian scholarship as well as traditional scholarship, the editors show how Oxford, like all great writers, drew on his own life experience and his times. The editions reward the reader with a new and profound appreciation of the plays as the works of a controversial nobleman in Queen Elizabeth's court who wrote under the pen name William Shakespeare. Lovers of Shakespeare will want to see how this Oxfordian perspective informs and illuminates the plays. Plays in this Oxfordian Shakespeare Series, and their editors, include: Macbeth, Richard F. Whalen, co-general editor of the series Othello, Ren Draya, Blackburn College Antony and Cleopatra, Michael Delahoyde, Washington State University Hamlet, Jack Shuttleworth, English Department, U.S. Air Force Academy (ret.) The Tempest, Roger Stritmatter, Coppin State University Henry the Fifth, Kathy R. Binns-Dray, Lee University King John, Daniel L. Wright, Concordia University Love's Labour's Lost, Felicia Londre, University of Missouri-Kansas City Much Ado About Nothing, Anne Pluto, Lesley University General Editors: Daniel L. Wright, Ph.D., Ball State University; Director of the Shakespeare Authorship Studies Center and Professor of English, Concordia University, Portland, Oregon; Founding director, Shakespeare Authorship Studies Conference at Concordia Richard F. Whalen, M.A., Yale University; Author, Shakespeare: Who Was He? The Oxford Challenge to the Bard of Avon Past President, Shakespeare Oxford Society Design, Production and Distribution by Llumina Press, Tamarac, FL

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon, c. April 23, 1564jul. - Ibid., April 23/May 3, 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Often known as the Bard of Avon (or simply the Bard), he is considered the most important writer in the English language and one of the most famous in world literature.

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Shakespeare is generally acknowledged as the greatest of all time writers, a unique figure in the history of literature. The fame of other poets, such as Homer and Dante Alighieri, or novelists such as Leo Tolstoy or Charles Dickens, has transcended national barriers, but none has achieved the reputation of Shakespeare, whose works today are read and performed more frequently and in more countries than ever. The prophecy of one of his great contemporaries, Ben Jonson, has thus been fulfilled: 'Shakespeare does not belong to one age but to eternity'".

Among his most notable works are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His ability to portray the complexities of human nature, along with his mastery in the use of verse and language, has made him a timeless figure.

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