The hamlet of Jamestown dates to the early Gold Rush. Discovered in August 1848, the Woods Creek placers at Jamestown eventually yielded millions of dollars in gold. When the easily mined placer gold
The pantheon of renowned melancholics—from Shakespeare's Hamlet to Walter Benjamin—includes no women, an absence that in Juliana Schiesari's view points less to a dearth of unhappy women in patriarcha
Since 1977, Jon HasslerA's Staggerford series has entranced readers with its funny and charming depiction of life in small-town America. The New Woman is his latest visit to this Minnesota hamlet. A
William Shakespeare's plays revolutionized the English language and created some of the most important scenes in Western literature: Hamlet contemplating his mortality, Romeo romancing Juliet, Lear ra
Read Sarah Schmelling's posts on the Penguin Blog. When humorist Sarah Schmelling transformed Hamlet into a Facebook news feed on McSweeney’s, it launched the next big humor trend—Facebook lit.
Armed with a fresh analysis of Shakespeare’s inherited resources for articulating anxieties rooted in philosophical doubt, Skulsky shows that in four plays—Hamlet, Measure for Measure, King Lear, and
"It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue." Thus spoke Hamlet, one of the great kvetchers of literature. Every day, gripers challenge our patience and com
To interrupt, both on stage and off, is to wrest power. From the Ghost’s appearance in Hamlet to Celia’s frightful speech in Volpone , interruptions are an overlooked linguistic and dramatic form that delineates the balance of power within a scene. This book analyses interruptions as a specific form in dramatic literature, arguing that these everyday occurrences, when transformed into aesthetic phenomena, reveal illuminating connections: between characters, between actor and audience, and between text and reader. Focusing on the works of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Fletcher, Michael M. Wagoner examines interruptions that occur through the use of punctuation and stage directions, as well as through larger forms, such as conventions and dramaturgy. He demonstrates how studying interruptions may indicate aspects of authorial style – emphasizing a playwright’s use and control of a text – and how exploring relative power dynamics pushes readers and audiences to reconsider
A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Way tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. 1920s Orego
"A great introduction to Shakespeare for reluctant readers, the Manga Shakespeare Collection reworks Shakespeare's greatest plays in the manga format. Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most important an
A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Waytells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. 192
From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and arch
劍橋大學出版社從上世紀80年代初開始策劃“劍橋莎士比亞戲劇精選（中文詳注）”系列產品，是一套針對本國乃至全世界對莎士比亞戲劇感興趣的廣大讀者而開發的一系列賞析性讀物，本系列既可以用作課堂教學的教材和課外讀物，也有很強的學術參考價值，因此也可以用作學術參考書。本系列問世以來，在全世界已經成為最為暢銷的莎士比亞文學賞析系列讀物。“劍橋莎士比亞戲劇精選（中文詳注）”系列旨在幫助讀者在欣賞原汁原味的莎翁戲劇的同時，感受他無限的想像力，並通過見解獨到、細緻入微但容易理解的導讀，讓讀者更加透徹地領會莎士比亞無限的文學魅力。 本系列收錄莎士比亞最膾炙人口、影響力大的14部戲劇，它們分別是：悲劇《哈姆雷特》（Hamlet）《奧賽羅》（Othello）《麥克白》（Macbeth）《李爾王》（King Lear）《羅密歐與朱麗葉》（Romeo and Juliet）《朱利葉斯·凱撒》（Julius Caesar）；喜劇《皆大歡喜》（As You Like It）《第十二夜》（Twelfth Night）《威尼斯商人》（The Merchant of Venice）《仲夏夜之夢》（A Midsummer Night's Dream）《馴悍記》（The Taming of the Shrew）《無事生非》（Much Ado About Nothing）《暴風雨》（The Tempest）；以及歷史劇《理查三世》（King Richard III）等。 本書為其中的《第十二夜》。
What happens when a cat becomes the subject of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or takes the starring role in Hamlet or Lawrence of Arabia?Susan Herbert’s feline interpretations of famous images from Western cult
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 a
The Mansion completes Faulkner’s great trilogy of the Snopes family in the mythical county of Yoknapatawpha, Mississippi, which also includes The Hamlet and The Town. Beginning with the murder of Jack
The Aspects of Shakespeare set draws together articles from the ‘Shakespeare Survey’ on Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, King Lear and the ‘problem plays’ - All’s Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure and
In a period of ten years, Shakespeare wrote a series of tragedies that established him, by universal consent, in the front rank of the world's dramatists. Critics have praised either Hamlet or King Le
This title takes extracts and examines the four great Shakespearian tragedies, "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Othello" and "Macbeth", explaining how the critic can use particular techniques to bring out comp
