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Softcover. Condición: Very Good+. First Edition. 184 pages including Notes; slight soiling of cover, otherwise unmarked, clean, tight, apparently unread copy ; The Pelican Shakespeare; 7.0 X 4.4 X 0.6 inches; 184 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Revised Edition. META-CLASSIC: SUPERB: NEAR FINE to FINE: Revised Edition (Orig. 1969) Eighth Issue (1977) w/ no. line at 14 showing 14th Printing (c. 1990): EXCELLENT black buckram-over-boards cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners & w/ titles handsomely gilt-stamped between gilt-ruled title panels on spine, EXCELLENT smooth-cut text-block exterior unblemished apart from a small black mark at the heel of base, AS-NEW binding w/ tight signatures-sheets & yellow-black-checked linen banding at spine-caps, SUPERB illus. sepia end-papers showing panoramic views of Shakespeare's London, PRISTINE interior w/ texts beautifully & clearly presented in 2-column format on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 7.28" x 10.0" x 2.06", 1.92 kg, xxxii+1482 (1514) pp * ABOUT THIS EDITION: This major AUTHORITATIVE 20th-Century Edition of the works is based on the EXCELLENT texts of the Pelican Shakespeare orig. published in 38-volumes between 1956 & 1967, & published in this carefully conceived edition which combines handsome design & accessibility w/ SUPERB scholarship. Ea. play & collection of poems is preceded by a substantial critical introduction that examines textual & literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited & are accompanied by same-page notes & glossaries. As we have noted & note again, particular attention was devoted to the design of this edition to ensure this its appeal, attractiveness & accessibility, thus making it a lasting & ideal addition to any collection. Truly an EXCELLENT edition of Shakespeare, it is IDEAL for those who wish to delve into the entire Shakespearean opus w/ the aid of carefully edited, glossed & annotated texts & brilliant accompanying critical commentary. * CONTENTS: Preface (ix), The Opening Pages of the Folio of 1623 (xi) - GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Intellectual & Political Background (1), Shakespeare's Life (10), The Canon (18), Shakespeare's Theater (21), Shakespeare's Technique (30) The Original Texts (40), Editions & Variant Readings (44); THE COMEDIES: Foreword (53), The Comedy of Errors (55), The Taming of the Shrew (80), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (116), A Midsummer's Night Dream (146), Love's Labor's Lost (175), The Merchant of Venice (211), As You Like It (243), Much Ado About Nothing (274), Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will (305), The Merry Wives of Windsor (335), All's Well That Ends Well (365), Measure for Measure (400); THE HISTORIES: Foreword (435), The First Part of King Henry the Sixth (437), The Second & Third Parts of King Henry the Sixth (473), The Tragedy of King Richard the Third (551), The Life & Death of King John (600), The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (633), The First Part of King Henry the Fourth (668), The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth (703), The Life of King Henry the Fifth (741), The Life of King Henry the Eighth (780); THE TRAGEDIES: Foreword (821), Titus Andronicus (823), Romeo & Juliet (855), Julius Caesar (895), Hamlet Prince of Denmark (930), The History of Troilus & Cressida (977), Othello the Moor of Venice (1018), King Lear (1060), MacBeth (1107), The Life of Timon of Athens (1136), Antony & Cleopatra (1169), Coriolanus (1212); THE ROMANCES: Foreword (1257), Pericles Prince of Tyre (1259), Cymbeline (1290), The Winter's Tale (1334), The Tempest (1369); THE NON-DRAMATIC POETRY: Foreword (1399); The Narrative Poems (1401): Venus & Adonis (1406), The Rape of Lucrece (1419), The Phoenix & Turtle (1439), Poems of Doubtful Authenticity (1440); Shakespeare Sonnets (1449) Index of First Lines of the Sonnets (1480). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine one-volume complete Shakespeare for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee. Due to its weight we ship this set to all international destinations via efficient USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL w/ below-cost rates available on request.