penguin publishing group jun 1998 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play.'To be, or not to be: that is the question'There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A.C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Hamlet Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format Recommended readings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and timely story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler's descent into madness. Desperate for praise, he banishes those who would guide him with honesty and surrounds himself with sycophants-an action which leads to his ultimately tragic downfall.This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser Selections from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and The True Chronicle History of King Lear, the sources from which Shakespeare derived King Lear Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, and others A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text And more.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A romance in many dimensions that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theoryA Penguin Classic A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered. Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein s theory of relativity as well as the current string-theory of nature.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The greatest tragic plays of William Shakespeare-including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.What is tragedy The Elizabethans defined it as a 'lofty' play showing 'personages of great state' caught up in a 'lamentable' action that 'beginneth prosperously and endeth unfortunately.' Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection are considered to be the four central works of Shakespearean tragedy and must be included in any list of the world's finest tragic literature. And to make these plays more accessible for the modern reader, this edition includes the following special features: Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars Texts printed in the clearest, most readable type Names of each speaker given in full Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page keyed to the numbered lines of the text Textual notes Updated bibliography.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Abducted by the alien Catteni, Kristin Bjornsen was one of many humans brought to the planet Botany as part of an experiment to see if it could support life. Enslaved and forced to colonize a world not their own, the settlers have accepted Botany as their homea home worth fighting for. Kristin's people have learned that the aliens responsible for their imprisonment are merely mercenaries, subjugated by the parasitic Eosi Race, and that Botany is being farmed remotely by some unknown speciesa species that may be sympathetic to the colonists' struggle for freedom. The 'Farmers" refuse to join the humans in their rebellion against the Catteni, but they agree to use their technological skills to shield Botany and hide it from its enemiesbuying Kristin and the settlers time to build up their forces and liberate their world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.