Tales from Shakespeare (Oxford Edition) by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
Tales from Shakespeare (Oxford Edition) by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
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No better introduction to William Shakespeare's dramatic masterpieces exists than the delightful prose adaptations of Charles and Mary Lamb, first published in 1807. The two selected 20 of Shakespeare's best-known plays and set out both to make them accessible to children and to pay enthusiastic homage to the original works. Together the Lambs distilled the powerful themes and unforgettable characterizations of Shakespeare's plays into elegant narratives--classic tales in their own right. Charles took responsibility for such powerful tragedies as Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear, while Mary worked on the comedies: brilliant fantasies like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, and thought-provoking plays like Measure for Measure, Cymbeline, and The Merchant of Venice. As the authors point out in their introduction, their versions of the tragedies tend to rely on the language of the original plays, while the comedies are more freely adapted. But all of the Lambs' stories--with their clear, supple, and rhythmic prose--reward any reader, whether encountering Shakespeare for the first time or revisiting his work. This 1905 Henry Frowde Hardback is in poor condition. No dust jacket. Green cloth cover with gilded lettering. Cover is well worn with a tear on the top edge of the spine. The gilded lettering on front cover has a black stain above it. Previous owner's name written on inside front cover. Frontispiece detached. Binding weak, front and back cover are beginning to detach from main binding. There is a small blue stain on the inside front cover.
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