Four Tragedies：Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

图书标准信息

• 作者 William Shakespeare（威廉·莎士比亚） 著；David、David Scott Kastan 编
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 1988-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553212839
• 定价 34.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 976页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Bantam Classics

【内容简介】

"Hamlet"

Oneofthemostfamousplaysofalltime,thecompellingtragedyoftheyoungprinceofDenmarkwhomustreconcilehislongingforoblivionwithhisdutytoavengehisfather'smurderisoneofShakespeare'sgreatestworks.Theghost,Ophelia'sdeathandburial,theplaywithinaplay,andthebreathtakingswordplayarejustsomeoftheelementsthatmakeHamletamasterpieceofthetheater.

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Othello"

ThisgreattragedyofunsurpassedintensityandemotionisplayedoutagainstRenaissancesplendor.ThedoomedmarriageofDesdemonatotheMoorOthelloisthefocusofastormoftension,incitedbytheconsummatelyevilvillainIago,thatculminatesinoneofthemostdeeplymovingscenesintheatricalhistory.

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KingLear"

Hereisthefamousandmovingtragedyofakingwhofoolishlydivideshiskingdombetweenhistwowickeddaughtersandestrangeshimselffromtheyoungdaughterwholoveshim-atheatricalspectacleofoutstandingproportions.

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Macbeth"

NodramatisthaseverseenwithmorefrighteningclarityintotheheartandmindofamurdererthanhasShakespeareinthisbrilliantandbloodytragedyofevil.Tauntedintoassertinghis"masculinity"byhisambitiouswife,MacbethchoosestoembracetheWeirdSisters'prophecyandkillhisking-andthus,sealshisowndoom.

EachEditionIncludes:

-Comprehensiveexplanatorynotes

-Vividintroductionsandthemostup-to-datescholarship

-Clear,modernizedspellingandpunctuation,enablingcontemporaryreaderstounderstandtheElizabethanEnglish

-Completelyupdated,detailedbibliographiesandperformancehistories

-Aninterpretiveessayonfilmadaptationsoftheplay,alongwithanextensivefilmography

【作者简介】

WilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-upon-AvoninApril1564,andhisbirthistraditionallycelebratedonApril23.Thefactsofhislife,knownfromsurvivingdocuments,aresparse.HewasoneofeightchildrenborntoJohnShakespeare,amerchantofsomestandinginhiscommunity.WilliamprobablywenttotheKing'sNewSchoolinStratford,buthehadnouniversityeducation.InNovember1582,attheageofeighteen,hemarriedAnneHathaway,eightyearshissenior,whowaspregnantwiththeirfirstchild,Susanna.ShewasbornonMay26,1583.Twins,aboy,Hamnet(whowoulddieatageeleven),andagirl,Judith,werebornin1585.By1592ShakespearehadgonetoLondonworkingasanactorandalreadyknownasaplaywright.Arivaldramatist,RobertGreene,referredtohimas"anupstartcrow,beautifiedwithourfeathers."Shakespearebecameaprincipalshareholderandplaywrightofthesuccessfulactingtroupe,theLordChamberlain'sMen(laterunderJamesI,calledtheKing'sMen).In1599theLordChamberlain'sMenbuiltandoccupiedtheGlobeTheaterinSouthwarkneartheThamesRiver.HeremanyofShakespeare'splayswereperformedbythemostfamousactorsofhistime,includingRichardBurbage,WillKempe,andRobertArmin.Inadditiontohis37plays,Shakespearehadahandinothers,includingSirThomasMoreandTheTwoNobleKinsmen,andhewrotepoems,includingVenusandAdonisandTheRapeofLucrece.His154sonnetswerepublished,probablywithouthisauthorization,in1609.In1611or1612hegaveuphislodgingsinLondonanddevotedmoreandmoretimetoretirementinStratford,thoughhecontinuedwritingsuchplaysasTheTempestandHenryVIIuntilabout1613.HediedonApril231616,andwasburiedinHolyTrinityChurch,Stratford.Nocollectededitionofhisplayswaspublishedduringhislife-time,butin1623twomembersofhisactingcompany,JohnHemingesandHenryCondell,puttogetherthegreatcollectionnowcalledtheFirstFolio.

【目录】

FOUR TRAGEDIES  

  The Playhouse  

HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK

  Introduction 

  Hamlet, Prince of Demnank on Stage 

  Hamlet, Prince of Denmark on Screen  

  Hamlet, Prince of Demnark  

  Date and Text  

  Textual Notes  

  Shakespeare's Sources 

  Further Reading  

OTHELLO THE MOOR OF VENICE

  Introduction  

  Othello The Moor ofVenice on Stage 

  Othello Moor of Venice on Screen 

  Othllo The Moor of Venice

  Date and Text  

  Textual Notes  

  Shakespeare's Sources 

  Further Reading  

KING LEAR 

  Introduction  

  King Lear on Stage  

  King Lear on Screen  

  King Lear 

  Date and Text  

  Textual Notes  

  Shakespeare's Sources  

  Further Reading  

MACBETH  

  Introduction 

  Macbeth on Stage 

  Macbeth on Screen 

  Macbeth 

  Date and Text  

  Textual Notes

  Shakespeare's Sources  

Further Reading  

  Memorable Lines

  Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 

  Othello, the Moor of Venice

  King Lear 

  Macbeth