Eric Rasmussen Knihy

Shakespeare requires no introduction -- he is "the Bard," the most imposing playwright and storyteller in the English language. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness. This volume presents all the plays in chronological order in which they were written. It also includes Shakespeare's Sonnets, as well as his longer poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. This complete and unabridged edition contains every word that Shakespeare wrote — all 37 tragedies, comedies, and histories, plus the sonnets. You'll find such classics as The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare's "Complete Works" is a must-have for anyone who loves the English language -- his writing was unparalleled, and even his lesser plays are a cut above the rest. Not only a pleasure to read, but an altogether new experience in reading!!!

Král Lear je již unaven věkem a vládnutím. Rozhodne se rozdělit správu země mezi své tři dcery. Jen je nejdřív požádá, aby mu popsaly, jak moc svého otce milují. Prvorozená Goneril a druhorozená Regan ho zasypou sladkými slůvky, jen nejmladší Cordelie pronese, že otce miluje dle své povinnosti - nic víc, nic méně. Taková zdánlivá strohost ovšem Leara velmi ranila. Říši předal starším dcerám a dříve milovaného benjamínka se rozhodl potrestat vyhnanstvím. Král Lear je tragickým příběhem člověka, který nedokázal rozeznat pravou lásku od falše plných lichotek.

An international team of scholars offers: • modernised, easily accessible texts • ample but unobtrusive academic guidance • attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history • informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances Much Ado has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays special attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation. The most famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. In recent times the play's matched plots of two pairs of lovers have been of interest to feminist critics. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of Elizabethan language.