Name: The Henry Irving Shakespeare 8 Volume Paperback Set: The Henry Irving Shakespeare: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama) (in English)
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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781108001434

portada The Henry Irving Shakespeare 8 Volume Paperback Set: The Henry Irving Shakespeare: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Shakespeare

Illustrated by

Henry Irving

Frank a. Marshall

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

388

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.49 kg.

ISBN

1108001432

ISBN13

9781108001434

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Henry Irving Shakespeare 8 Volume Paperback Set: The Henry Irving Shakespeare: Volume 1 Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama) (in English)"

Henry Irving, the influential and controversial Victorian actor, was closely involved in the publication of this distinctive Shakespeare edition. As an actor, his concern was largely with the intellectual project of seeing each play as a unified work, rather than with producing strong emotional effects in the audience. In the words of his obituary in The Times, he appealed to scholars 'by his reverent and often acute treatment of the text', and accustomed playgoers to look for 'more than empty amusement'. To the edition, he brought a sense of the plays in performance which has never been equalled before or since. Addressing a general readership, he both included notes on cuts used by professional companies and suggested others that would facilitate amateur performances. Gordon Browne's illustrations, which suggest the contemporary styles of stage costume, are another attractive feature of this edition, which will appeal to Shakespearians and theatre historians alike.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon, c. 23 de abril de 1564jul. - Ibídem, 23 de abril/3 de mayo de 1616) fue un dramaturgo, poeta y actor inglés. Conocido en ocasiones como el Bardo de Avon (o simplemente el Bardo), se le considera el escritor más importante en lengua inglesa y uno de los más célebres de la literatura universal.

Según la Encyclopædia Britannica, «Shakespeare es generalmente reconocido como el más grande de los escritores de todos los tiempos, figura única en la historia de la literatura. La fama de otros poetas, tales como Homero y Dante Alighieri, o de novelistas tales como León Tolstoy o Charles Dickens, ha trascendido las barreras nacionales, pero ninguno de ellos ha llegado a alcanzar la reputación de Shakespeare, cuyas obras hoy se leen y representan con mayor frecuencia y en más países que nunca. La profecía de uno de sus grandes contemporáneos, Ben Jonson, se ha cumplido por tanto: "Shakespeare no pertenece a una sola época sino a la eternidad"».

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