| | |  | Puzzles | Home » » » World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library) | | | | | | | Description: | | The World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library) By William Shakespeare Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmiller, General Editors Amazon.com Exclusive The Pelican Shakespeare is available in hardcover for the first time in one complete collection only at Amazon.com. For anyone with an abiding love of the Bard and his to all of Shakepeares singular contributiOn to English literature, this complete library combines enduring beauty with the scholarship and authority demanded by modern readers. Easier to read and enjoy than massive, single-volume editions, these individual volumes feature authori tative text, essays on how the plays would have been performed in Shakespeare's day, and notes valuable for general readers, teachers, students, and theater professionals. Here, in 38 truly stunning heirloom volumes, are William Shakespeare's classic plays and sonnets in the only complete, individually-bound set of Shakespeare's works currently available. The tragedies, comedies, histories, and poetry, so beloved by millions of readers and theater-goers, are reproduced here in luxurious, linen-bound hardcovers, enhanced by silver stamping on the covers and spines, and sewn-in, satin ribbon markers. The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare editions have sold five million copies. Since the series debuted more than forty years ago, developments in scholarship have revolutionized our understanding of William Shakespeare, his time, and his works. The general editors of the Pelican Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmiller of UCLA, have assembled a team of six eminent scholars who, along with the general editors themselves, have prepared new introductions and note * Authoritative and meticulously researched texts * Illuminating new introductions and notes by distinguished authors * Essays on Shakespeare's life, the theatrical world of his time, and the selection of texts * A handsome new design inside and out * Deluxe packaging, including a full-linen case with silver stamping, ribbon marker, printed endpapers, and acid-free paper * Line numbers marking every tenth line and footnote references * Both glossorial and explanatory notes appearing conveniently at the foot of the page Included are: Tragedies Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Histories Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III Comedies All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labor's Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Pericles The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter's Tale Poetry The Sonnets | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| William Shakespeare | | Publisher:
| Penguin | | Publication Date:
| 2006-05 | | ISBN:
| 0143104802 | | Package Length:
| 17.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 13.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 26.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 46 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Absolutely worth it, but wait for the price dropMar 18, 2010
I bought this for a little under $100 a while back. I can wholeheartedly concur with other reviewers that the quality is exceptional for the price, and that I have derived may hours of enjoyment reading the works of the Immortal Bard. This is far better than my old single-volume Shakespeare, or even the 3-volume Oxford set I received as a gift years and years ago. If you are a scholar, you may be concerned with verifying the editing - I am not, and it seems fine to me. The essays and notes are informative and useful. While I do regret that the sonnets are the only peotry included, and "The Two Noble Kinsmen" is missing, this is still a fantastic deal.
The bindings are of good (but not necessarily "stunning") quality, the print is well done and easily readable. Each volume is of a handy and easily-handled size. The notes are helpful, but not intrusive.
All in all, definitely a worthwhile purchase. I've given it as a graduation gift and it has been very well-received.
1 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Poor customer serviceDec 19, 2009
We ordered the "Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare" on December 10, 2009 through amazon.com via TTkelly1989; a 3rd party vendor. On December 18th we sent an inquiry about the status of the order to amazon.com. On December 19th we received a reply from TTkelly1989 that they were not able to ship and had refunded our money. We had hoped to give this as a Christmas gift to our son. Certainly TTkelly1989 knew when the order was placed that they could not ship it -- why did we have to follow-up on the order -- they should have notified us immediately. This is not acceptable and we will never place an order with this 3rd party vendor and we recommend amazon.com look into this companies practices and restrict them from being a 3rd party vendor.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Not flaw free, but still an amazing dealNov 14, 2009
At the moment of writing, the price of this collection is at 180$, almost a 100$ less than when I bought them. This is of course slightly annoying, but a great boon for everyone else. I would have bought them over again for the price I paid.
The books are indeed all in hardcover. The quality is good, but not perfect (then again, at this price, what could you expect?). The golden font used on the outside will deteriorate through repeated use, if you are heavy handed and/or have acidic skin. I have both, but I imagine it wouldn't be a problem for most people. The floral patterns on the inside of the covers are anything but pretty, but no one in their right minds would remove stars for THAT, right?
The main attractions of such a set, compared to a "complete works" tome, is in my opinion: (1) The light weight of each book, and (2) the larger font used. Point (2) is fulfilled in a wonderful way. The font is large, and the pages aren't overfilled the way they often are in the "tomes" (which leads to an especially annoying side-effect: The poetic pentametre sometimes won't fit on one line). There are plenty of footer notes in this edition, and space on each page to add whatever you feel is missing.
Besides the respectable but not fantastic binding, I have a few gripes. First of all, the omittion of some of Shakespeare's works not intended for the stage in inexplicable. Secondly, the same foreword is repeated in every book. I realize that this makes them slightly longer, which may be preferable to some of these books who would be rather skinny on their own, but it still seems like a waste.
Bottom line: This set is not flawless, but it is a great deal, especially with today's lowered price. Get it before they raise it again!
PS: For he foreign Amazon users out there: I didn't pay more than 20$ or so to have this package shipped to Norway! Even though the books were rather expensive when I bought them, the low shipping cost would still make them cheaper than buying paperback copies of every Shakespeare play at a local book store.
0 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Best Overall Reading Experience of my Life. I wish I Tried this sooner!Jul 28, 2009
Well,I have had many wonderful experiences in my life. Working with a Nobel Laurate, studying piano with a two Grammy winning artist-Earl Wild and then becoming a respected surgeon. My single best learning experience is currently having read the complete works of Shakespeare. This ensemble of well edited and written commentaries of the Bard along with a sturdy, convient and well presented text of the plays (purchased on Abebooks for 58.00 with shipping) as given me an unofficial MS in English literature. My favorite plays are the Tempest, Titus Andonicus, Timon of Athens, A Winter's Tale and Pericles. As you read 400 year old Shakespeare's works we see that the world rhyme and reason for functionality and our response to it has changed at old. the same problems we have now were present then and no better or worse. Of course the killing in these plays is enormous and doesn't happen in everyday's experience anymore but we still poorly manage hate and violence with even more hate and violence. So as Shakespeare far as my experience is concerned I found it even more enlightening than reading the complete works of Dostoyevsky which is saying a loy. Good reading. It took me 8 months with one play a week. Read through the commentaries which are well conceived and balanced.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Good for what it isApr 06, 2009
Nicely manufactured set, good supplemental information, easy to handle-to-handle individual volumes. Some might prefer a more comprehensive textbook a la Brevington, Norton, etc., but this is "good for what it is".
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