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William Shakespeare the Complete Works [Hardcover]

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THE CLASSIC ONE-VOLUME SHAKESPEARE,
INCLUDING ALL THE PLAYS AND POEMS,
NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED

The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series has sold five million copies. Now Penguin is proud to offer this fully revised new hardcover edition of The Complete Pelican Shakespeare.

Since the series debuted more than forty years ago, developments in scholarship have revolutionized our understanding of William Shakespeare, his time, and his works. With new editors who have incorporated the most up-to-date research and debate, this revised edition of The Complete Pelican Shakespeare will be the premier choice for students, professors, and general readers for decades to come.

The general editors of the series-world-renowned Shakespeareans Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA - devoted seven years to preparing introductions and notes with a team of eminent scholars to the forty volumes of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Now, the new series is complete and available in one lavish and complete edition.

* Authoritative and meticulously researched texts
* Illuminating new introductions and notes by distinguished authors
* Essays on Shakespeare's life, the theatrical world of his time, and the selection of texts
* A handsome new design inside and out * Deluxe packaging, including a full-linen case, ribbon marker, Smyth-sewn binding, printed endpapers, acid-free paper, and illustrations throughout
* Photos and drawings reflecting Shakespeare's theatrical legacy
* Line numbers marking every tenth line and footnote references
* Both glossorial and explanatory notes appearing conveniently at the foot of the page
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Penguin Putnam shows true strength of Will by gathering all the titles in its Pelican Shakespeare line into a single, beautiful volume, complete with cloth covers and a ribbon marker. (LJ 11/15/02)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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"The most ambitious edition of the works ever attempted."--Times Higher Education Supplement


--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 1248 pages
  • Publisher: Random House; 1 edition
  • ISBN-10: 0517209764
  • ISBN-13: 978-0517209769
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,799,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, March 1, 2001
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This book is a great edition, it is probably the best completeworks of Shakespeare available, especially for us poor collegestudents. It has an easy to follow layout, and the works areorganized logically by the comedies, the histories, the tragedies, andthe poetry. Excellent Shakespeare collection,..., a great value.Excellent!!
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26 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Deceiving edition, hard to read, poor typography., May 29, 2001
This review is from: William Shakespeare the Complete Works (Hardcover)
(This review is of course not on the plays and works themselves which are beyond praise, but on this particular edition).

All pieces are packed in two columns, without separating pages, a few ugly frontispices, no table of content. Typography is old, greasy. Looks like the fac-simile of a cheap 19th century edition. No notes, no variants, no references, unpractical to read or to use in study, no added value. I do not recommend this at all for any purpose.

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17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Errors, May 3, 2001
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Adam McPhee (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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Upon opening this book I immediately turned to my favourite play, Romeo and Juliet. My favourite scene is the opening battle between the Montagues and the Capulets. But what have we here? Suddenly the families are reversed. Sampson and Gregory are servants to Montague, not Capulet, and Abraham has apparently switched teams as well. Gregory says that one of his kinsmen is coming, and then Benvolio enters. Benvolio is a montague, which just goes to prove that they are montagues, and not servants of capulet. I don't know the rest of the plays as well, but for all I know there could be many more easily missed mistakes in the text.
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