Provides a critical overview and succinct explication of Shakespeare's tragedies.

Provides a critical overview and succinct explication of Shakespeare's comedies.

Mr. Burckhardt does not discuss the plays as theatre. Instead he states: "This book is concerned with what Shakespeare meant. I believe that Shakespeare's plays, to put it bluntly, have messages and that these messages are discoverable, in fact, statable.... Shakespeare not only abides our questions, he tells us what questions to ask; he took infinite pains to be precisely understood." Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses...

The Promised End explores how the endings of Shakespeare's tragedies work – how, in effect, they resist conventional closure. It looks back from the endings of five plays – Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear – to explore how their structures of action, imagery and the interaction of different genres – comedy, tragedy and romance – bring them to conclusions that are both inevitable and yet strangely incongruous, beyond...

Provides a survey of the history of the Shakespeare's play, All's Well That Ends Well, in criticism and performance and discusses key themes.

Tragical is a collection of poems written by Sara-Tonin. Tragical includes 52 poems that are relatable, and sometimes what we are all feeling. "Six Feet Deep" is a great example of how young adults these days are struggling with unhealthy relationships, and just how good it feels to finally be free of someone who hurt them. "Hourglass" is another example of love, and how in today's times, we often fall too fast before getting to know someone. A lot...

In our culture, Shakespeare's works are classics and his characters have achieved mythical status. But what did William Shakespeare consider to be the great myths and classics? And who were the empowering role models for his bold and unforgettable heroines? In plays and poems throughout his career, Shakespeare explored many facets of the divine feminine, including Greek and Roman goddesses- he nearly deified Queen Elizabeth. His characters...

In 1624 London, a brave printer is executed, a portly poet is kidnapped, a Stratford-upon-Avon grave is emptied, King James is put into a panic, many swashes are buckled, and things are never as they seem, all because brave Nicholas and clever Valentina are about to discover and reveal the true identity of "William Shakespeare." This is a timely tale that touches on the powerful love of fathers, the perils of the plague, the joys of turnips, and the...

The definitive collection of theatrical hilarity by one of America's preeminent playwrights and humorists The New York Times has proclaimed that "line by line, Mr. Rudnick may be the funniest writer for the stage in the United States today." Now, this collection of his plays will remind readers far and wide of the great influence that Paul Rudnick's comic genius has had on the world of American theater. Here are I Hate Hamlet, the play that marked...

Provides a critical overview and discussion of Shakespeare's problem plays.