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These comedies are among the best loved of Shakespeare\'s plays. In each a problem emerges, is then intensified to a point of maximum confusion and potential upset, before the chaos is resolved, however improbably, into general goodwill and a spate of marriages. The triumph of these plays lies in the way they mingle humorous stage business and dexterous word play with a more serious study of identity, gender, dreaming, the meaning of love, even of the theatre itself They reassure us that with al! its faults, the world will always in the end be redeemable. Not for an age but for all time.\' So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeare\'s unique place among the world\'s great authors. Romeo and Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, aman stripped of all material and psychological comforts; and Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins and effects of evil. The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeare\'s day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Not for an age but for all time.\' So Ben Jonson established what we now take for granted: Shakespeare\'s unique place among the world\'s great authors. Romeo and Juliet shows us the archetypal story of fated young love; Hamlet, the tortured psyche of the young prince of Denmark; Othello, a strikingly modern representation of racial difference; King Lear, aman stripped of all material and psychological comforts; and Macbeth, a dark investigation of the origins and effects of evil. The plays throw a fascinating light on the concerns of Shakespeare\'s day, yet offer perennial insights into the nature of human emotion.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

This collection brings together perhaps the finest of Dickens shorter novels, filled with event, character, and the unsurpassed brilliance of his story telling.Oliver Twist enhanced and strengthened Dickens reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Oliver Twist enhanced and strengthened Dickens reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Hard times was attacked by Macaulay for its Sullen socialism, but 20th-century critics George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.A tale of two cities (1859), Dickens greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalizing story.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Great Expectations traces the life of Phillip Pirrip (Pip), from a body of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota:El contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

The exploits of sweeney todd, ´the demon barber of fleet street´, have been recounted many time in plays, films and musicals, but the origins of the character largely were forgotten for many years. The string of pearls – the original tale of sweeney todd, a classic of british horror – was first published as a weekly serial in 1846–7 by Edward Lloyd, the king of the Penny Dreadfuls. One of the earliest detective stories, it became an important source for Bram Stoker´s Dracula, but it was after over 150 years of obscurity that it first appeared in book form in the Wordsworth edition published in 2005. Más información

The Aeneid is Virgil\'s masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome\'s legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny of world dominion. This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Romes future greatness. The tension between the public voice of celebration and the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido and Aeneas, and in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader and the Italian hero, Turnus. Hailed by T. S. Eliot as \'the classic of all Europe,\' Virgil\'s Aeneid has enjoyed a unique and enduring influence on European literature, art and politics for the past two thousand years. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Hailed by T. S. Eliot as \'the classic of all Europe,\' Virgil\'s Aeneid has enjoyed a unique and enduring influence on European literature, art and politics for the past two thousand years. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the boy foundling adopted by a family of wolves, Shere Khan the tiger, Bagheera the black panther and Baloo the sleepy brown bear. How did the Leopard get his spots How did the Elephant get his trunk In Just So Stories Kipling wittily supplies the answers to these and other questions. Puck of Pooks Hill relates how Dan and Unas magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings ... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to Good Queen Bess and Sir Francis Drake. In Kiplings rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, MTurk and the Beetle are the trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules; their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kiplings wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. How did the Leopard get his spots How did the Elephant get his trunk In Just So Stories Kipling wittily supplies the answers to these and other questions. Puck of Pooks Hill relates how Dan and Unas magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings ... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to Good Queen Bess and Sir Francis Drake. In Kiplings rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, MTurk and the Beetle are the trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules; their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kiplings wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Puck of Pooks Hill relates how Dan and Unas magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings ... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to Good Queen Bess and Sir Francis Drake. In Kiplings rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, MTurk and the Beetle are the trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules; their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kiplings wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. In Kiplings rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, MTurk and the Beetle are the trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules; their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kiplings wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Kiplings wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek style will delight and entertain young readers while adults throughout the world will remember his stories with affection. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

The Wordsworth Classics\' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare\'s works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare\'s comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously \'tames a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways; so that Kates apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere.Feminists have been divided in their responses. The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage and screen, notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare\'s comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously \'tames a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways; so that Kates apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere.Feminists have been divided in their responses. The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage and screen, notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. Feminists have been divided in their responses. The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage and screen, notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. Más información

The winters Tale, one of Shakespeares later romantic comedies, offers a striking and challenging mixture of tragic and violent events, lyrical love-speeches, farcical comedy, pastoral song and dance, and, eventually, dramatic revelations and reunions. Thematically, there is a rich orchestration of the contrasts between age and youth, corruption and innocence, decline and regeneration. Both Leontes murderous jealousy and Perditas love-relationship with Florizel are eloquently intense. In the theatre, The Winters Tale often proves to be diversely entertaining and deeply moving. This volume is part of the new Wordsworth Classics \' Shakespeare Series. Más información

Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector\'s body round the walls of Troy- scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer\'s heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fellowship that motivate them, have gripped audiences for three millennia. Chapman\'s Iliad and Odyssey are great English epic poems, but they are also two of the liveliest and most readable translations of Homer. Chapman\'s freshness makes the everyday world of nature and the craftsman as vivid as the battlefield and Mount Olympus. His poetry is driven by the excitement of the Renaissance discovery of classical civilisation as at once vital and distant, and is enriched by the perspectives of humanist thought. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés.Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información

The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the cycle of novels featuring Dumas\' celebrated foursome of D\'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of comradeship are under strain as they end up on different sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louis XIV and change the face of the French monarchy. In the fast-paced narrative style that was his trademark. Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the secret shared by Aramis and Madame de Chevreuse Why does the Queen Mother fear its revelation Who is the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille And what is the nature of the threat he poses Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading and guessing until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. In the fast-paced narrative style that was his trademark. Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the secret shared by Aramis and Madame de Chevreuse Why does the Queen Mother fear its revelation Who is the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille And what is the nature of the threat he poses Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading and guessing until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading and guessing until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Nota: el contenido de este libro se encuentra en inglés. Más información