The highly-anticipated second installment in the to the New York Times best-selling series WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S STAR WARS The best-selling William Shakespeare's Star Wars strikes back with all-new all-Elizabethan officially-licensed retellings of Episode V Return to the star-crossed galaxy far far away as the brooding young hero power-mad emperor & jesting droids match wits struggle for power & soliloquize in elegant & impeccable iambic pentameter Illustrated with beautifully intricate Renaissance-style artwork the saga of swashbuckling swordfighting & romance unfolds like you've never read it before ...

As the noble Resistance clashes with the vile First Order Rey Finn Poe Dameron Kylo Ren & BB-8 are pulled into a galaxy-wide drama in iambic pentameter Star Wars fans & Shakespeare enthusiasts alike will enjoy the authentic meter the reimagined movie scenes & dialog woodcut-style illustrations & hidden Easter eggs throughout Chewbacca speaks! Supreme Leader Snoke gives a soliloquy! & the romance of Han Solo & Leia Organa takes a tragic turn that Shakespeare would approve of Fun funny & true to the spirit of Lucas films The story may take place in a galaxy far far away but you ll be convinced it was written by the Bard ...

William Shakespeare Complete Plays collects all thirty-seven of the immortal Bard's comedies tragedies & historical plays In this volume all of Shakespeare's memorable characters
- star-crossed lovers majestic monarchs wise fools lovable rogues treacherous villains conflicted heroes cagey heroines & creatures magical & mythic
- strut & fret their hour upon the stage These characters & the roles they play have influenced virtually all literature written since For readers who appreciate the emotional power of the written word the heights of humour & the depths of drama that can be encompassed by a single type of literature William Shakespeare Complete Plays is an indispensable collection of timeless masterpieces

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Oversized mini book packed with witty summaries of the plays of William Shakespeare a man widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language A Midsummer Night's Dream Romeo & Juliet Henry V & all of the Shakespearan classics are efficiently organized into comedies tragedies & histories This compact tome is perfect for either digesting small bites of information or devouring in one sitting It features synopses character profiles & illustrations certain to entertain both novices & Shakespeare lovers alike ...

The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works reconsiders every detail of their text & presentation in the light of modern scholarship The nature & authority of the early documents are re-examined & the canon & chronological order of composition freshly established Spelling & punctuation are modernized & there is a brief introduction to each work as well as an illuminating & informative General Introduction Included here for the first time is the play The Reign of King Edward the Third as well as the full text of Sir Thomas More This new edition also features an essay on Shakespeare's language by David Crystal & a bibliography of foundational works ...

& On the morning of 6 October 1536 a frail scholar was taken from a dungeon in the castle at Vilvoorde just north of Brussels Armed guards kept the crowds at bay as he was led through the streets of the small town He was to be burned The funeral pyre a wigwam stack of planks surmounted by a cross was ready Gunpowder would be thrown on the wood to encourage the flames He was allowed a few moments of prayer As a priest prayer had been the keystone of his faith After the brief pause he walked up the steps to be tied to the cross As he waited for the flames he called out " Lord open the King of England&s eyes!"& This was William Tyndale the man whose translation of the New Testament & much of the Old Testament was to bring about more profound changes to the English-speaking world over the next five centuries than the works of any other man in its history& From Chapter 1 Innocence & genius ...

William Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first person to translate the Bible into English from its original Greek & Hebrew & the first to print the Bible in English which he did in exile Giving the laity access to the word of God outraged the clerical establishment in England he was condemned hunted & eventually murdered However his masterly translation formed the basis of all English bibles--including the " King James Bible" many of whose finest passages were taken unchanged though unacknowledged from Tyndale&s work This important book published in the quincentenary year of his birth is the first major biography of Tyndale in sixty years It sets the story of his life in the intellectual & literary contexts of his immense achievement & explores his influence on the theology literature & humanism of Renaissance & Reformation Europe David Daniell editor of Tyndale&s New Testament & Tyndale&s Old Testament eloquently describes the dramatic turns in Tyndale&s life Born in England & educated at Oxford Tyndale was ordained as a priest When he decided to translate the Bible into English he realized that it was impossible to do that work in England & moved to Germany living in exile there & in the Low Countries while he translated & printed first the New Testament & then half of the Old Testament These were widely circulated-and denounced-in England Yet Tyndale continued to write from abroad publishing polemics in defense of the principles of the English reformation He was seized in Antwerp imprisoned in Vilvoorde Castle near Brussels & burnt at the stake for heresy in 1536 Daniell discusses Tyndale&s achievement as biblical translator & expositor analyzes his writing examines his stylistic influence on writers from Shakespeare to those of the twentieth century & explores the reasons why he has not been more highly regarded His book brings to life one of the great geniuses of the age ...

William Wallace (Set of 6) Before Robert the Bruce was William Wallace Known as the Guardian of Scotland William was one of the main leaders during the the First War of Scottish Independence & was immortalised beyond his homeland in the Academy Award-winning film Braveheart He was captured during battle & was hanged drawn & quartered for high treason by King Edward I of England This set of figurines show William standing valiantly Wearing a conical helmet full body chain mail with a heavy tunic & cape In his left hand he holds a bastard sword in his right hand he a holds a heater shield The silver figurine has gold detailing on the conical lapel pin tunic shield & sword hilt Cast in the finest resin before being carefully hand painted this commemorative figurine will make the perfect addition to any medieval collection Scottish Guardian William Wallace Figurines Silver & Gold colour scheme Cast in the finest resin Lovingly h&-painted ...

By no means prepared by birth education or training for leadership Wallace nevertheless rose to prominence during the Wars of Independence leading forces which broke the sequence of English victories & re-energising & inspiring his countrymen in the process While others ostensibly his betters yielded & collaborated Wallace set an example of constancy & perseverance & became the Guardian of Scotland Even his terrible death in London in 1305 can be seen as a victory as it provided inspiration for the continuance of the struggle against English domination Despite Wallace's almost mythical status
- boosted in no small part by the film Braveheart
- present-day perceptions of him are no always based on the objective analysis of the historical facts In this revised & expanded biography Andrew Fisher investigates all the aspects of Wallace's life & character treating him as a man of his time The result is a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland's heroes than has been previously available

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