WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Ultimate Collection: ALL 38 Plays & Complete Poetry (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Comedies, Tragedies, Histories, Sonnets, Apocrypha, and the Life of the Bard of AvonBy William Shakespeare
Length156h 29m
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Ultimate Collection: ALL 38 Plays & Complete Poetry gathers the full dramatic and poetic range of the English Renaissance's central literary genius: tragedies, comedies, histories, romances, sonnets, and narrative poems. From the political anxieties of the history plays to the inward devastations of Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear, the volume reveals Shakespeare's astonishing command of blank verse, prose, rhetoric, dramatic irony, and psychological complexity within the vibrant theatrical culture of early modern London. William Shakespeare, born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, became an actor, shareholder, and playwright in London's commercial theatre world, writing for companies that performed before both popular audiences and the royal court. His work reflects a mind steeped in classical sources, English chronicle history, popular folklore, courtly lyric traditions, and the pressures of a rapidly changing society marked by monarchy, religion, commerce, and exploration. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking not merely famous quotations, but the architecture of Shakespeare's imagination in its entirety. Students, scholars, actors, and general readers will find here a library of human motive, language, love, ambition, wit, grief, and wonder.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length156 hrs 29 mins
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Publish dateApr 25, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6COMEDIES (pt. 1)
7COMEDIES (pt. 2)
8AS YOU LIKE IT (pt. 1)
9AS YOU LIKE IT (pt. 2)
10THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
11LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
12MEASURE FOR MEASURE (pt. 1)
13MEASURE FOR MEASURE (pt. 2)
14THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
15THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (pt. 1)
16THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (pt. 2)
17A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
18MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
19PERICLES PRINCE OF TYRE
20THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
21THE TEMPEST
22TWELFTH NIGHT OR, WHAT YOU WILL
23THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
24THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (pt. 1)
25THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN (pt. 2)
26THE WINTER’S TALE (pt. 1)
27THE WINTER’S TALE (pt. 2)
28HISTORIES
29THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND (pt. 1)
30THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND (pt. 2)
31KING HENRY IV, THE FIRST PART (pt. 1)
32KING HENRY IV, THE FIRST PART (pt. 2)
33KING HENRY IV, SECOND PART (pt. 1)
34KING HENRY IV, SECOND PART (pt. 2)
35KING HENRY V (pt. 1)
36KING HENRY V (pt. 2)
37KING HENRY VI, FIRST PART (pt. 1)
38KING HENRY VI, FIRST PART (pt. 2)
39KING HENRY THE SIXTH, SECOND PART (pt. 1)
40KING HENRY THE SIXTH, SECOND PART (pt. 2)
41KING HENRY THE SIXTH, THIRD PART (pt. 1)
42KING HENRY THE SIXTH, THIRD PART (pt. 2)
43THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD III (pt. 1)
44THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD III (pt. 2)
45KING HENRY THE EIGHTH (pt. 1)
46KING HENRY THE EIGHTH (pt. 2)
47TRAGEDIES (pt. 1)
48TRAGEDIES (pt. 2)
49CORIOLANUS (pt. 1)
50CORIOLANUS (pt. 2)
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