Richard III

Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616. Klappentext William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Ernst Honigmann was Professor of English Literature at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Michael Taylor was formerly Professor of English at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Zusammenfassung Richard of York, the bitter, deformed brother of King Edward IV, is secretly plotting to seize the throne of England. Charming and duplicitous, powerfully eloquent and viciously cruel, he is prepared to go to any lengths to achieve his goal.

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Day, William Shakespeare, Michael Taylor
• Assisted by: Michael Taylor (Introduction), Taylor Michael (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9780141396651
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139665-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / Shakespeare, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean