William Shakespeare

Wer Shakespeare in heutiger Zeit neu kennen lernen möchte, sollte sich dieses Hörbuch zu Gemüte führen. Ein Mann der Bühne, Martin Flörchinger, hat die 154 Sonette neu übertragen, eine verständliche, bodenständige, kraftvolle Dichtung geschaffen. Der unmittelbare Zugang zum Werk des Klassikers führte den Schauspieler zwangsläufig zu den Sonetten, hinter denen die Persönlichkeit, der Künstler und Mensch Shakespeare, deutlicher hervortritt...

"Hey nonny, nonny," the Bard's "greatest hits" are all here! Performed with a lively full musical cast interspersed with engaging and informative introductory narrative, this imaginative recording uses song and sonnet from Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies to highlight his works, in his own words. Whether listeners are long-time Shakespearean aficionados or new students of the Englishman's genius, this educational and entertaining new recording...

Der Kaufmann von Venedig William Shakespeare - In »Der Kaufmann von Venedig« erzählt William Shakespeare von den gesellschaftlichen Strukturen der Handelsmetropole Venedig. Die geschäftlich geprägten Beziehungen der Menschen kontrastiert er mit dem märchenhaft anmutenden Geschehen auf dem italienischen Landsitz Belmont. Der in Venedig spielende Handlungsstrang erzählt vom Kaufmann Antonio, der ein Pfund Fleisch aus seinem Körper an den Juden...

Twelfth Night” - is one of the most fascinating comedies by an English playwright of genius William Shakespeare (eng. William Shakespeare, 1564- 1616). This is a story of two twins, Sebastian and Viola - a brother and a sister, who were fortunate to survive during the shipwreck, lost each other, experienced a lot of adventures and at the end met again by unusual circumstances. Viola's «love affairs», who has to hide under the mask of the court...

Julius Caesar has been helmed one of the greatest tragedies of all times-it has it all! Love! Conspiracy! Murder! Betrayal! And if you just don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books and apps have been used and trusted by millions of students worldwide. Plain and Simple English books, let you see both the original and the modern text (modern text is underneath...

Table of Contents: Comedies All's Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labour's, Lost Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Twelfth Night or What You Will, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Winter's Tale. Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Coriolanus, Titus, Andronicus,...

The beautiful Portia has many suitors within Venetian society, among them the young nobleman Bassanio, who has squandered his fortune. Desperate to win Portia's heart, Bassanio borrows money from Shylock, the Jewish moneylender, and turns to Antonio, a wealthy merchant who has helped him in the past, to guarantee the loan. Shylock agrees, only with harsh terms-if Antonio does not repay the loan by the due date, Shylock will take a pound of Antonio's...

When Ferdinand, the king of Navarre, and his companions swear off of the company of women for three years in order to study and fast, they find themselves wholly unprepared for the lack of female company. And when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, Ferdinand and his lords find themselves beguiled by the beautiful women with comedic consequences. Known as "The Bard of Avon," William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer...

Although we know him best as a playwright, Shakespeare was also a poet, living as he did in an age when the writing of verse enhanced an author's literary reputation as well as his social standing. It's thought that he turned to poetry early in his career, from 1592-94, while London's playhouses were closed during an outbreak of plague. This collection contains four of the Bard's longer poems, consisting of meditations on the themes of sex, guilt,...

Magic! Betrayal! Revenge! Sounds like a YA fantasy novel, right? If only Shakespeare wasn't so Shakespeare! It's not that Shakespeare is a bad writer-he's obviously one of the greatest, the problem is his plays were written hundreds of years ago and if you don't understand the context, the plays can be really confusing. If you are struggling to get through The Tempest or if you just want a bit more help, then this book is for you! Inside you will...