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No better introduction to William Shakespeare's dramatic masterpieces exists than the delightful prose adaptations of Charles and Mary Lamb, first published in 1807. The two selected 20 of Shakespeare's best-known plays and set out both to make them accessible to children and to pay enthusiastic homage to the original works. Together the Lambs distilled the powerful themes and unforgettable characterizations of Shakespeare's plays into elegant narratives--classic tales in their own right. Charles took responsibility for such powerful tragedies as Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear, while Mary worked on the comedies: brilliant fantasies like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, and thought-provoking plays like Measure for Measure, Cymbeline, and The Merchant of Venice. As the authors point out in their introduction, their versions of the tragedies tend to rely on the language of the original plays, while the comedies are more freely adapted. But all of the Lambs' stories--with their clear, supple, and rhythmic prose--reward any reader, whether encountering Shakespeare for the first time or revisiting his work. This edition of Tales from Shakespeare is reproduced from one first published in 1909 and features 12 full-color paintings and many drawings by the renowned illustrator Arthur Rackham.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-An introduction to the plots of 20 of Shakespeare''s plays by Charles and Mary Lamb. Narrated by Flo Gibson.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
作者简介
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was a distinguished critic and essayist, as well as the best friend of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and an associate of many other leading literary figures of his day. He is best known for his essays, written under the pen name "Elia," and for his critical studies of British dramatists.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Excerpt
From Othello: Iago was artful, and had studied human nature deeply, and he knew that of all the torments which afflict the mind of man (and far beyond bodily torture), the pains of jealousy were the most intolerable, and had the sorest sting. If he could succeed in making Othello jealous of Cassio, he thought it would be an exquisite plot of revenge, and might end in the death of Cassio or Othello, or both: he cared not.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
| ISBN | 1853261408 |
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| 出版社 | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| 作者 | Charles Lamb |
| 尺寸 | 32开 |