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Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Collins classics) (Paperback)

by William Shakespeare (Author), Peter Alexander (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (1 May 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0004704746
  • ISBN-13: 978-0004704746
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 6.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A symbol in the history of our national culture' - The Guardian

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This single-volume edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics, including John Jowett and Philip Hobsbaum, with a textual introduction by the Shakespearean scholar Alec Yearling explaining the significance of the Alexander edition. This volume also includes a biography of Shakespeare by Germaine Greer and an introduction to Shakespeare's theatre by Anthony Burgess.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, 12 Sep 2003
This book represents a wonderful opportunity to enjoy shakesperare for those whose mother tongue is not english. The effort put in the edition is clearly shown form the very first page, also the introductory notes on each play.
However, I would have liked to find longer and deeper comments on the plays and footnotes really on their footpage, rather than at the very end of the book, that makes it more complicated to follow.
However, it can be recommended to anyone who likes literature in the original.
Shakespeare has and will always be a pleasure to read
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thou hast produced a work of purest beauty!, 9 Feb 2001
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After my experience of Shakespeare at school I was very disillusioned with Shakespeare. Now that I am older I wanted to try and revisit Shakespeare to see if age had changed me. That is where this book comes in. It is cheap and so you have the feeling you are buying a bargain. The book also provides good introductions to Shakespeare and the context of his life and the plays he wrote. This prepares you for Shakespeare's actual plays in a way that gives them meaning for modern contemporary society. All his plays of which are included in this book. This book turned a Shakespeare doubter into somebody who now enjoys his works. Buy it or risk not having lived your life to the full.
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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, 18 Mar 2003
When I received the Complete Works of William Shakespeare for my birthday from my Great Aunt I was initially intimidated by a combination of its size, bulk and the plethora of footnotes present on a given page. I pondered: When would I ever actually use such a mammoth text?, and resolved to keep it on the shelf as a symbol of my cultured self! However one day, upon returning from my school, I was appalled to realise that I had forgotten my edition of "Much Ado About Nothing" and had an exam on it the following day. In desperation I searched for notes and passages on the Internet but, alas, with no tangible results. Suddenly I remembered the Complete works of William Shakespeare and hauled it down with much doubt in my mind. I scanned the frightfully long table of contents without enthusiasm and turned my page to Act 1 Scene 1. Upon scanning the first couple of scenes I was immediately struck by the concise, intelligent and informative footnotes which seemed to compel me onwards rather than provide for a halting reading of the play as did my personal edition of the play. The added text by the authors and editors provided me with a substantial analysis of the key themes of the play and even gave instances in which each underlying theme is revealed in the actions and lines of the characters. I came into the testing room confident the next day and scored top marks in my class for our test (which included, paraphrasing, analysing key themes and an in class five paragraph essay). I am so impressed by this collection that I no longer bother to bring Shakespeare home with me from school as this edition provides me with a more than sufficient, if not generally more thorough, presentation of each of his works. I highly recommend this excellent collection.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Print too small
This book might be fine if you have good eyes. The print is very small and a strain to read without a magnifying glass
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5.0 out of 5 stars The complete works of the lord, our god.
This breathtaking read, the complete works of my hero and Lord William Shakespeare. In a truly breathtaking read the Lord places all his works, making this the bible for all avid... Read more
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though this is a heavy book, the plays are classic and this ensure that this book is a worthy investment. Will be read time and time again and can be appreciated by all ages. Read more
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Shakespeare's works have received more commentary than the Bible, and, like the Bible, represent the core of the Western canon. Read more
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