The Complete Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; edited by Hardin Craig and David Bevington

ISBN 10: 0673076911 / ISBN 13: 9780673076915

Published by Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, Illinois, 1973

About this Item

The hardcover edition shows noticeable signs of wear, particularly around the edges and spine. There is no dust jacket present. The binding is strong and intact, allowing for easy reading. The pages inside are clean, with no inscriptions or markings detected. Overall, the book is in good condition for its age, suitable for reading and collection.

Seller Inventory # A21-B3-SAL-0126

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Works of Shakespeare
• Publisher: Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, Illinois
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0673076911
• ISBN 13: 9780673076915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Revised Edition.
• Condition: Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present

About this title

Synopsis

Works (37 plays, 6 poems)

From the Back Cover

The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Sixth Edition
David Bevington

Why do we need a new edition of Shakespeare’s plays? Listen to what David Bevington has to say in his preface to this sixth edition:

“No period in history has seen such an extensive study of Shakespeare, and no period has experienced so many revolutions in critical method: feminist, new historical, deconstructive, post-colonial, and more. My attempt has been [constantly] to reeducate myself, to learn more about the complexities of meaning and the innumerable alternative possibilities that present themselves to the student of Shakespeare. Above all, I have tried to learn how to improve accessibility and clarity for today’s reader in the interpretation of this extraordinary body of dramatic literature.
My hope is that the sixth edition offers students and general readers the most accessible and usable Shakespeare anthology on the market.”

Surely one of today’s premier Shakespeare scholars, David Bevington is also an extraordinary teacher whose concern is always how to make these remarkable plays compelling for every reader. Bevington’s work addresses the primary problems most of us have with reading Shakespeare–an unfamiliarity both with the historical period and with the challenging language–by providing a comprehensive General Introduction that offers wide-ranging historical, cultural, and critical context for our reading, as well as clear, accessible, line-by-line glosses for the sometimes bewildering Elizabethan language and idioms. At a time when many of us come to Shakespeare by way of film, Bevington brings us back to the wonder of the words.

Also available: VangoNotes: How to Study Shakespeare offers a new way to hear and experience Shakespeare’s language through downloadable podcasts.

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