The Complete Works of Shakespeare - Hardcover

William Shakespeare Hardin Craig David M. Bevington

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0673076911 ISBN 13: 9780673076915

Publisher: Scott, Foresman, 1973

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...most truly falsely, must needs be granted to be much at one. But, Kate, dost thou understand thus much English? Canst thou love ine? Kath. I cannot tell. K. Hen. Can any of your neighbours tell, Kate? I'll ask them. Come, I know thou lovest me: and at night when you come into your closet, youll question this gentlewoman about ine; and I know, Kate, you will, to her, dispraise those parts in me that you love with your neart: but, good Kate, mock me mercifully; the rather, gentle princess, because I love thee cruelly. If ever thou be'st mine, Kate (as I have a saving faith within me tells me that thou shalt), I get thee with scambling, and thou must therefore needs prove a good soldier-breeder: Shall not thou and I, between Saint Dennis and Saint George, com pound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard? shall we not? what sayest thou, my fair flower-de-luce? Kath. I do not know dat. K. Hen. No; 'tis hereafter to know, but now to promise: do but now promise, Kate, you will endeavour for your Frencli part of such a boy and, for my English moiety, take the word of a king and a bachelor. How answer you, la plus belle Katliarine du monde, man tree eliere et divine dicese? Kath. Your majestc ave fansse French enough to deceive de most sage demoiselle dat is en France. K. Hen. Now, fie upon my false French I By mine honour, in true English, 1 love thee, Kate; by whicn honour I dare not swear thou lovest me; yet my blood begins to flatter roe that thou dost, notwithstanding the poor and untempering effect of my vUajre. Now beshrew my father's ambition! he was thinking of civil wars when he got me; therefore was 1 created with a stubborn outside, with an aspect of iron, that when I come to woo ladies 1 fright t...

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From the Back Cover

The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Sixth Edition
David Bevington

Why do we need a new edition of Shakespeare’s plays? Listen to what David Bevington has to say in his preface to this sixth edition:

“No period in history has seen such an extensive study of Shakespeare, and no period has experienced so many revolutions in critical method: feminist, new historical, deconstructive, post-colonial, and more. My attempt has been [constantly] to reeducate myself, to learn more about the complexities of meaning and the innumerable alternative possibilities that present themselves to the student of Shakespeare. Above all, I have tried to learn how to improve accessibility and clarity for today’s reader in the interpretation of this extraordinary body of dramatic literature.
My hope is that the sixth edition offers students and general readers the most accessible and usable Shakespeare anthology on the market.”

Surely one of today’s premier Shakespeare scholars, David Bevington is also an extraordinary teacher whose concern is always how to make these remarkable plays compelling for every reader. Bevington’s work addresses the primary problems most of us have with reading Shakespeare–an unfamiliarity both with the historical period and with the challenging language–by providing a comprehensive General Introduction that offers wide-ranging historical, cultural, and critical context for our reading, as well as clear, accessible, line-by-line glosses for the sometimes bewildering Elizabethan language and idioms. At a time when many of us come to Shakespeare by way of film, Bevington brings us back to the wonder of the words.

Also available: VangoNotes: How to Study Shakespeare offers a new way to hear and experience Shakespeare’s language through downloadable podcasts.

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About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) needs little introduction. As we approach the four-hundredth anniversary of his death, his reputation as one of the greatest writers in the English language is undeniable - except by those who attribute his works to other writers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scott, Foresman
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0673076911
• ISBN 13: 9780673076915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English