The Great Comedies And Tragedies

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The Comedies with Introductions by Judith Buchanan. These Comedies are among the best loved of Shakespeares plays. In each a problem emerges, is then intensified to a point of maximum confusion & potential upset, before the chaos is resolved, however improbably, into general goodwill & a spate of marriages.

The triumph of these plays lies in the way they mingle humorous stage business & dexterous word play with a more serious study of identity, gender, dreaming, the meaning of love, even of the theatre itself. They reassure us that with all its faults, the world will always in the end be redeemable.

The Tragedies with Introductions by Emma Smith Not for an age but for all time. So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeares unique place among the worlds great authors. Romeo & Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, a man stripped of all material & psychological comforts; & Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins & effects of, evil.

The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeares day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.

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A classic book for Shakespeare fans.

This paperback book measures: 19.8 x 12.9 x 4.4cm.