Othello - Literary Touchstone - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Othello - Literary Touchstone write by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 2005. Othello - Literary Touchstone available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "For when my outward action doth demonstrateThe native act and figure of my heartIn complement extern, ?tis not long afterBut I will wear my heart upon my sleeveFor daws to peck at. I am not what I am."To make Othello more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader may more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama.In the governor's bedroom in Cyprus, a brilliant schemer, an innocent bride, and a general who loves "not wisely, but too well" confront one another for the last time. What treachery has brought them to this moment of mutual destruction?The second of Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies, Othello follows a celebrated man's spiral into madness and his utter defeat at the hands of the confidant he trusts most. Sympathetic characters, heartbreaking speeches, and the perfect villain make this play one of Shakespeare's most powerful and frequently performed.
Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition
Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition write by M. A. Roberts. This book was released on 2005. Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This enthralling new prose edition of Beowulf combines the clearest, best elements of two different classic translations, so readers will get both a feel for the language and an appreciation of the action of the story.
The Tempest - Literary Touchstone Edition
The Tempest - Literary Touchstone Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Tempest - Literary Touchstone Edition write by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 2006. The Tempest - Literary Touchstone Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Tempest, Shakespeare's final and most magical play, is filled with suspense, comedy, love, mystery, and revenge. Before the play begins, Prospero, former Duke of Milan, has been exiled from his country for practicing magic and lives on a deserted island with his daughter, Miranda. This isolation has given him the opportunity to become a powerful sorcerer, and when his enemies? ship nears his island, Prospero conjures his most forceful spell yet. He chants a conjurer's spell, the sky darkens, and The Tempest begins. The fierce storm is underway, and the crew fears for their lives as they try to stay afloat. In the blink of an eye, they are shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island. Wandering blindly around this strange land, they encounter a savagely deformed slave, sprites and fairies, and even unexpected romance. Unbeknownst to the shipwrecked victims, however, the secret of the island will change their lives forever. To make The Tempest more accessible to the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic? includes convenient sidebar notes, a glossary of difficult terms, and a list of vocabulary words. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader will enjoy the beauty of Shakespeare's verse, the wisdom of his insights, and the impact of the drama.
Four Great Tragedies
Four Great Tragedies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Four Great Tragedies write by William Shakespeare. This book was released on 1985-02. Four Great Tragedies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contains Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Shakespeare in a Divided America
Shakespeare in a Divided America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shakespeare in a Divided America write by James Shapiro. This book was released on 2020-03-10. Shakespeare in a Divided America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book A timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land. “In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance in the sphere of private life.” —The Guardian (London) The plays of William Shakespeare are rare common ground in the United States. For well over two centuries, Americans of all stripes—presidents and activists, soldiers and writers, conservatives and liberals alike—have turned to Shakespeare’s works to explore the nation’s fault lines. In a narrative arching from Revolutionary times to the present day, leading scholar James Shapiro traces the unparalleled role of Shakespeare’s four-hundred-year-old tragedies and comedies in illuminating the many concerns on which American identity has turned. From Abraham Lincoln’s and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth’s, competing Shakespeare obsessions to the 2017 controversy over the staging of Julius Caesar in Central Park, in which a Trump-like leader is assassinated, Shakespeare in a Divided America reveals how no writer has been more embraced, more weaponized, or has shed more light on the hot-button issues in our history.
