The Unabridged William Shakespeare (Courage Unabridged Classics) [Leather Bound]

William Shakespeare (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076240177X | ISBN-13: 978-0762401772 | Publication Date: September 1997

These elegant volumes are bound in simulated leather with titles stamped in gold and gilt-edged pages.

Includes footnoted text of the Bard's 37 plays, sonnets, and poems, with a glossary and index of characters.

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About the Author

Earl Sullivan is Provost and professor of political science at American University in Cairo and the founding adviser of the Cairo International Model United Nations and the Cairo International Model Arab League.

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Product Details

• Leather Bound: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076240177X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762401772
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of some standing in his community. William probably went to the King's New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child, Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By 1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers." Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later under James I, called the King's Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or 1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and more time to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing such plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now called the First Folio.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommend, December 13, 2001

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Kathleen Arnold (Carmen, Ok United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unabridged William Shakespeare (Courage Unabridged Classics) (Leather Bound)

This is a beautifully leather bound book. I was more than pleased with the quality of this book. Was even more amazed at the price. I was not expecting much based on the price because I expected something of this quality to cost much more.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "A Shakespearean's Delight", November 9, 2001

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Johannes Platonicus (South Bend, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: William Shakespeare Unabr Ed Pb (Paperback)

William George Clark and William Aldis Wright's version "The Unabridged William Shakespeare" has been diligently indentified with the traditional Cambridge edition, making this a profoundly reputable collection; and they have corrected faults found in the earlier texts to present a lucid and comparitively superior collection of Shakespeare's works. All of Shakespeare's plays and verse, along with a complete anthology of his sonnets, a glossary of Elizabethan English, an in-depth appendix containing fotenotes, and a comprehensive index of characters will be found here. This volume is a must have.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ah, Shakespeare..what more needs to be said?, April 2, 2000

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Charles Pinney (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: William Shakespeare Unabr Ed Pb (Paperback)

Sure, the Unabridged William Shakespeare tends be a bit unwieldy, and the text a bit small, but I suppose it would be as it contains everything the playwright and poet has written.

Having those two minor negatives in mind, this is still a very nice version to have sitting on your bookshelf. It has everything in one package and it's easy to pull down, flip to any page and start reading.

A few excellent features of the this volume are the index of all the characters from every play, a full glossary of Elizabethan English, notes on plays and even the first line of every sonnet for easy reference.

It's worth it to pick this one up and to enjoy at leisure.