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British & Irish
The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions... See More
Comics, Manga & Graphic Novels
Midsummer Night's Dream portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the... See More
British & Irish
In Cymbeline, Ancient Britain's female heir to the throne is slandered by a decadent Italian while the Romans invade Britain to retain it as part of their empire. Shakespeare's late romance is full of unpredictable... See More
British & Irish
'We go to Shakespeare to find out about ourselves' Jeanette Winterson Beatrice and Benedick both claim they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings... See More
Poetry & Drama
'Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time' Ben Jonson A poor doctor's daughter cures the King of France and, in return, is promised marriage to any nobleman she wishes. But the proud young count she chooses refuses... See More
Comics, Manga & Graphic NovelsMacbeth, the Thane of Cawdor, is a loyal subject of Duncan, the King of Scotland. At least, he used to be. With tempting words and treacherous images, three witches and his own wife inspire Macbeth to a terrible act of... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Henry V is one of Shakespeare's most famous histories. But let's face it... if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books and... See More
Humour
Two sets of twins are separated at birth by a storm at sea: a pair of masters (both named Antipholus) and a pair of servants (both named Dromio). Years later, the Antipholus-and- Dromio pair raised in Syracuse happen to... See More
British & Irish
Love's Labour's Lost has been called one of Shakespeare's funniest early plays--but if you aren't laughing as you read it, then you aren't alone. Let's face it..if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not... See More
Biography & True Accounts
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Best of Shakespeare: Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet - King Lear - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Macbeth - The Tempest - Othello - As You Like It - Julius Caesar - The Taming of the Shrew - Much... See More
British & Irish
A revised edition of this intriguing and complex play, updated to cover recent critical thinking and stage history. Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy often labelled a "problem" play because of its apparent blend of genres... See More
British & Irish
Believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598, William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is considered by some critics as one of his "problem plays." The controversy over the work stems from its portrayal of the... See More
Biography & True Accounts
The play is based on historical events surrounding the conspiracy against the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar (c.100-44B.C.) and the civil war that followed his death. Shakespeare portrays Caesar's assassination on the... See More
Biography & True Accounts
"The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the... See More
Poetry & Drama
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a classic comedy written by William Shakespeare. Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's classic tale of two couples who can't quite pair up to everyone's satisfaction. Demetrius and Lysander... See More
Poetry & Drama
One of the last tragedies written by William Shakespeare, "Coriolanus" is the story of the legendary 5th century BC Roman general Caius Martius, later given the honorary name Coriolanus. Based largely on the biographical... See More
British & Irish
The young Prince Hamlet, returning from university, finds his Kingdom in disarray: 'something is rotten in the state of Denmark'. With his father dead, and his uncle and mother marrying, Hamlet is confronted by an armored... See More
Poetry & Drama
One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays and regarded as maybe his best comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the story of the events surrounding the wedding of Theseus, Duke and Athens, and the Amazonian queen... See More
Classics
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a lighthearted and humorous tale that tells the story of four young lovers who become caught up in a battle between the king and queen of the fairies. The young lovers are eventually saved by the... See More
Poetry & Drama
'This, of the history plays, is The Tragedy... the most lyrical Shakespeare ever wrote' Simon Schama The old king Henry IV, sick and weary, must send out his forces - including the unruly Falstaff - to meet another... See More
History
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small country town. Stratford was famous for its malting. The black plague killed in 1564 one out of seven of the town's 1,500 inhabitants. Shakespeare was the eldest... See More
British & Irish
This tragi-comedy is one of the plays we know Shakespeare worked with a collaborator on -- John Fletcher -- and is based on Chaucer's Knight's Tale. This revised edition includes a new introductory essay bringing the edition... See More
British & Irish
From the hilarious mischief of the elf Puck to the rough humor of the self-centered Bottom and his fellow players, from the palace of Theseus in Athens to the magic wood where fairies play, Shakespeare's marvelous A... See More
Biography & True Accounts
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Taming of the Shrew (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The... See More
Poetry & Drama
Much Ado About Nothing presents a battle of the sexes in more ways than one: as both a lightning-fast skirmish of wits between two famously disputatious lovers, and a near-deadly conflict built on conventions of gender and... See More
British & Irish
Shakespeare's dextrous comedy of two twin masters and two twin servants continually mistaken for one another is both farce and more than farce. The Comedy of Errors examines the interplay between personal and commercial... See More
ClassicsRefocuspublishing.com is a bookstore on a quest. Our mission is to create gender balance in classic literature and decrease gender polarization. We do this by changing genders in works found in the public domain and... See More
Biography & True Accounts
This carefully crafted ebook: "Macbeth (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Macbeth is a play by... See More
Biography & True Accounts
This carefully crafted ebook: "Othello (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Tragedy of Othello... See More
Biography & True Accounts
King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199-1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to... See More