18 books like Works [37 plays, 4 poems, sonnets]
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Works [37 plays, 5 poems, sonnets]
Shares Mistaken Identities, Rejection, Juvenile drama, Comedy with this book.
Shares Mistaken Identities, Rejection, Juvenile drama, Comedy
Plays (43)
Shares Mistaken Identities, Rejection, Juvenile drama, Comedy with this book.
Shares Mistaken Identities, Rejection, Juvenile drama, Comedy
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio when Hero is falsely accused of infidelity and the "lover's trap" set for the arrogant and assured Benedick who has sworn of marriage and his gentle adversary Beatrice. The merry war between Benedick and Beatrice with the promptings of their friends soon dissolves into…
Shares Mistaken Identities, Rejection, Juvenile drama, Comedy
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Works [37 plays, 6 poems, sonnets]
Shares Performing Arts, Courtship, English drama, Classics with this book.
Shares Performing Arts, Courtship, English drama, Classics
Samson Agonistes
Shares English drama, Poetry with this book.
As You Like It
This play has two principal settings: the court that Frederick has usurped from his brother, the rightful Duke, and the Forest of Arden, where the Duke and his followers (including the disgruntled Lord Jaques and the jester Touchstone) are living.
Shares Juvenile drama, Comedy, English drama, Criticism and interpretation
Plays (36)
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry with this book.
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry
Works (38 plays, 5 poems, sonnets)
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry with this book.
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry
The school for scandal, 1780
The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777. The play is still popular and regularly performed today. It is a comedy of manners about "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself."
Shares Comedy, English drama, Drama
Plays (37)
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Drama with this book.
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Drama
Poems
Du Fu (712–770) is one of the undisputed geniuses of Chinese poetry—still universally admired and read thirteen centuries after his death. Now David Young, author of Black Lab, and well known as a translator of Chinese poets, gives us a sparkling new translation of Du Fu’s verse, arranged to give us a tour of the life, each “chapter” of poems preceded by an introductory paragraph that situates us…
Shares Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Biography & Memoir
Works (46)
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry with this book.
Shares Performing Arts, English drama, Classics, Poetry
A Midsummer Night's Dream
One night two young couples run into an enchanted forest in an attempt to escape their problems. But these four humans do not realize that the forest is filled with fairies and hobgoblins who love making mischief. When Oberon, the Fairy King, and his loyal hobgoblin servant, Puck, intervene in human affairs, the fate of these young couples is magically and hilariously transformed. Like a classic…
Shares Juvenile drama, Courtship, Poetry, Drama
The Taming of the Shrew
This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility.
CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Taming of the Shrew with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality…
Shares Juvenile drama, English drama, Criticism and interpretation, Drama
The gentle shepherd
Shares English drama, Poetry, Drama with this book.
The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
Marlowe's play has two different recognized texts, with most editions based on the B text. Due to recent arguments for the authenticity of A, this edition is based on the A text. It includes a discussion of biographical, dramatic and theatrical aspects of the play.
Shares English drama, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Drama
Marse Henry : An Autobiography
Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.
Autobiography
Autobiography
Shares Biography & Memoir with this book.
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