This encyclopedia brings together for the first time in a single volume the greatest wealth of information on Shakespeare and his works: more than 2700 entries, written in clear, readable style, based on the best scholarship. This book includes entries dealing with every aspect of: Shakespeare's works, Shakespeare the man, great Shakespearean characters, how the plays have been performed, critical commentary on Shakespeare, and important documents...

A dramatization of all 37 of William Shakespeare's plays, featuring some of Britain's most distinguished actors and directors.

Written by legendary authors Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb, retellings of twenty of Shakespeare's best known plays, using the playwright's own words when possible.

The classic love poems of William Shakespeare are accompanied by commentary and critical notes.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a paraphrased version and gives brief background on the author, the sources of the play, society in Elizabethan England, and the play's plot, themes, characters, and figures of speech.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version. Includes a section with discussion questions and quizzes for students. Shakespeare's tragedy of the Moor whose love for Desdemona is destroyed by jealousy unfolds in easy-to-follow English as we speak it today. Othello's passion and Iago's treachery become clear in this straightforward modern version. The complete original text is laid out side-by-side with a complete...

An alphabetical index of the principal words used in the plays and poems of Shakespeare, reprinting the specific passage in which each appears and giving reference to the complete work