How the Classics Made Shakespeare, Hardcover - Jonathan Bate

DescriptionFrom one of our most eminent and accessible literary critics, a groundbreaking account of how the Greek and Roman classics forged Shakes...

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'Enlightening, moving' SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and ...

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.

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One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, sp...

More than just a biography of William Shakespeare, this is book which brings the Elizabethan era alive in all its rich detail. Bate is an acknowled...

'A work of literary criticism that may become - deserves to become - the most influential of its time' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

Reducere. When one hears "love story", Romeo and Juliet comes immediately to mind. This, very accessible play, well known to audiences and students alike, co...

DescriptionAs we enter a new millennium ruled by technology, will poetry still matter? The Song of the Earth answers eloquently in the affirmative....

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Reducere. DescriptionMuch Ado About Nothing, with its sparkling wordplay, spirited heroine, battle of the sexes, and of course eventual romance, all mixed wi...

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The definitive biography of John Clare -- the poet's poet -- from Jonathan Bate

In this little book is one of the oldest of all remedies for stress: the reading of poetry.Intended to help you endure some of your stressful momen...

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A brand new 'batty' picture book from the pen of award-winning author of the hugely successful 'World of Norm' book series, Jonathan Meres, illustr...

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's anarchic comedy.

DescriptionCLASSIC TAILS - the greatest works of literature, as told by the finest breedsWe all have our favourite classic tales; books that have b...

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This is the first selection of the great Romantic 'peasant poet' John Clare to make available the full range of his accomplishment - as the chronic...

Reducere. DescriptionBring on the merriment whenever you open this collection of Shakespeare's entertaining comedies. The comedies of William Shakespeare--in...

Reducere. Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest, darkest and most violent tragedy. Although initially written to interest and perhaps flatter James I, it has est...

Brings Shakespeare's most popular plays to a new generation, specially adapted but remaining true to the original text. Ages: 8-12yrs.

Discusses why literature matters, how narrative works, and what is distinctly English about English literature. Bate looks at the three major kinds...

Reducere. DescriptionHamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, and originally titled The Tragedy of ...

Nicolas Darvas was a world famous dancer and a self taught investor. He had never considered investing in the stock market until he was paid in sto...

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At once ancient and contemporary, How a Mountain Was Made is equally at home in modern letters as the ancient story cycle. Sarris infuses his stori...

The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils wil...

A dazzling biography of two interwoven, tragic lives: John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald. 'Highly engaging ... Go now, read this book' THE TIMES

A dazzling biography of two interwoven, tragic lives: John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald. 'Highly engaging ... Go now, read this book' THE TIMESPub...

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From London s inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill s eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth...

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A global history of the world's most famous secret society, encompassing kings and presidents, writers and legislators, composers and entertainers,...

Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this histo...

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A history of the IDF that argues that Israel is a nation formed by its army. The Israeli army, officially named the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), wa...