Genius of Shakespeare, Paperback

A Picador Classic edition of the fascinating biography of the life- and afterlife- of the greatest English poet, with a new foreword by Simon Callow.

A revised edition of Peter Brook's take on Shakespeare, with a new chapter. The book addresses a number of questions about performing Shakespeare t...

Reducere. Hail, humble Helpstone ... Where dawning genius never met the day, Where useless ignorance slumbers life awayUnknown nor heeded, where low genius t...

Reducere. In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 16th century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: to follow their monarch or their God. The...

Reducere. What is genius? It is the trait, says Harold Bloom, of standing both of and above an age, the ancient principle that recognizes and hallows the God...

Whilst Shakespeare's genius is universally recognized, there is a hidden, secretive side to his work that is little known: the fact that he made us...

'Enjoyable, lively … such a pleasure to read … renders the drama of Shakespeare’s contemporaries more than fringe entertainment’ Independent Shakes...

DescriptionFollowing his failure to break into the Hadron Collider and merge with the so-called "God particle, " The Writer from The Invented Part ...

A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfully How to Thi...

Reducere. DescriptionGerman poet, dramatist, novelist, translator, scientist, and musician, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was the last universal gen...

Reducere. Kreston Kent's literary analysis of Lil Wayne's lyrics shows that Wayne is, in fact, "the best rapper alive." Called a "thorough and incisive proof...

DescriptionNine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen The lives of the...

Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius...

Reducere. Read Rafe Esquith's posts on the Penguin Blog. The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids-"Rafe Esq...

Reducere. William Shakespeare, thief and genius. "Borrowing" other people's stories, he used his unparalleled way with words to craft those stories into time...

Sarah Carter Edgarton, author of several publications on the subject of flowers, applied her expertise to the 19th-century popularity of fortune-te...

DescriptionPart of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible formatIn the popular imagination...

Beethoven's Symphony Number Five, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt. "The name of Beethoven is sacred in art. His symphonies are at present un...

Beethoven's Symphony Number Seven, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt. "The name of Beethoven is sacred in art. His symphonies are at present u...