Works concerning William Shakespeare
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1
di W. H. Auden
537 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 6.04
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:29 PM
- 2 Members
- aulsmith, Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Part IV, "The Shakespearean City", contains Mr Auden's justly famous essays on Othello ("The Joker in the Pack"), The Merchant of Venice ("Brothers and Others") and Falstaff ("The Prince's Dog"), plus a shrewd comparison between Greek and Elizabethan drama ("The Globe"). Part VIII contains a long discourse on "Music in Shakespeare" which is not to be missed, either.
2
1,755 utenti
34 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5.5
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:38 AM
- 2 Members
- AnnaClaire, Waldstein
3
221 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.3
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:30 PM
5
di Bill Bryson
4,825 utenti
175 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:26 PM
7
9
30 utenti
3
Punteggio 2.46
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:31 PM
10
di Isaac Asimov
1,134 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 2.38
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:29 PM
11
12
80 utenti
½ 4.7
Punteggio 2.25
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:30 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: There is much to disagree with and not a little outright nonsense in Dr Johnson's Proposals (1756), Preface (1765) and notes on various plays, but his slightly convoluted prose and endearing personality are worth the time and the effort. This edition also contains a nice introduction by Walter Raleigh. Available online.
13
6 utenti
5
Punteggio 2.2
Aggiunto 2016-11-17, 04:29 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Priceless scholarly resource. Beautifully written by one of the greatest Shakespearean scholars from the last century. Vigorously argued, almost exhaustively, but always lucid and readable. Only Vol. 1 available online, unfortunately.
14
34 utenti
5
Punteggio 2.15
Aggiunto 2021-08-02, 05:26 PM
15
16
65 utenti
1 recensione
4.8
Punteggio 2.07
Aggiunto 2021-08-02, 05:26 PM
17
18
19 utenti
1 recensione
5
Punteggio 1.97
Aggiunto 2014-04-01, 04:23 AM
19
80 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 1.94
Aggiunto 2014-04-01, 04:37 AM
20
di Leo Tolstoy
785 utenti
6 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 1.92
Aggiunto 2014-04-01, 05:10 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
21
di W.C. Hazlitt
4 utenti
1 recensione
5
Punteggio 1.89
Aggiunto 2014-04-01, 11:53 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Massive collection in 6 vols. of "the plays, romances, novels, poems and histories employed by Shakespeare in the composition of his works", first published in 1844. I suppose it has been superseded by the 8 vols. of Geoffrey Bullough's Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare (1961-75), but this is hard to find and rather expensive. On the other hand, Hazlitt's "second edition, carefully revised and greatly enlarged" (1875) is easily available online. William Carew Hazlitt (1834-1913) must not be confused with the famous essayist (and his grandfather, 1778-1830).
22
328 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 1.87
Aggiunto 2014-04-04, 05:20 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Remarkably comprehensive and competently written by a small army of renowned Shakespearean scholars. Nice to have as reference in hard offline times, but not without some curious omissions (Bloom, Goddard, Asimov) or unjustly perfunctory treatments (G.B.H.). More personal reflections here.
23
di Deryck Cooke
23 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 1.85
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:43 AM
24
2 utenti
Punteggio 1.83
Aggiunto 2014-05-12, 08:30 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Fascinating though very technical study. Hard for the layman but worth checking out. Contains the complete text of Antony and Cleopatra as an appendix, revised by the author in accordance with his own principles which, he believes, bring us closer to what Shakespeare originally intended. Available online.
25
3 utenti
Punteggio 1.81
Aggiunto 2014-06-03, 01:50 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Mr Winchester's essay on Antony and Cleopatra has been a revelation. This collection also contains essays on The Winter's Tale and As You Like It and a fascinating discourse of "Shakespeare the Man". The writing is simple, clear, sensible and remarkably modern. Unjustly forgotten treasure. Available online.
26
57 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 1.79
Aggiunto 2014-06-04, 04:06 AM
- Member
- Waldstein
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein: Bradley's criticism of Antony and Cleopatra is pretty ridiculous. He basically accuses the play of not being full with exciting events on the stage. True, of course, but a strange accusation against a playright known for vivid characters and brilliant language, not for action-packed plots and stage effects. Apart from that, Bradley has something interesting to say, though his dimissal of the tragedy as inferior to the Big Four rests on the "authority" of the public and is therefore not credible. Contains three essays more on Shakespeare. Available online.
27
490 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 1.77
Aggiunto 2016-06-20, 02:20 AM
28
131 utenti
1 recensione
4.1
Punteggio 1.76
Aggiunto 2016-07-21, 12:42 PM
29
- Member
- Waldstein
30
- Member
- Waldstein
32
di J. C. Trewin
96 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Punteggio 1.7
Aggiunto 2017-04-29, 04:58 AM
33
- Member
- Waldstein
40
An Elizabethan journal;: Being a record of those things most talked about during the years 1591-1594
22 utenti
2
Punteggio 1.59
Aggiunto 2021-08-02, 05:28 PM
- Member
- Waldstein
49
- Member
- Waldstein
54
- Member
- Waldstein
57
59
- Member
- Waldstein
60
- Member
- Waldstein
61
- Member
- Waldstein
63
3,429 utenti
59 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:39 AM
64
849 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2016-11-17, 04:28 PM
65
748 utenti
11 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-04, 05:14 AM
66
di W. H. Auden
279 utenti
1 recensione
4
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-05-18, 12:13 PM
67
238 utenti
2 recensioni
3.1
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2016-11-17, 04:28 PM
68
152 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-04, 05:16 AM
69
150 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-04, 05:14 AM
70
97 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:39 AM
71
74 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-04, 05:16 AM
72
73
45 utenti
½ 4.5
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-06-04, 04:16 PM
74
45 utenti
1 recensione
3
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:46 AM
76
33 utenti
½ 4.3
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:48 AM
77
6 utenti
Punteggio 0
Aggiunto 2014-04-22, 03:42 AM
78
di Charles Lamb
5,683 utenti
41 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio -2
Aggiunto 2014-03-27, 01:27 PM
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein : Asinine travesty hideously written for the wrong public. Recommended as an unintentionally hilarious trash (only for plays one is intimately familiar with).
79
di Harold Bloom
2,836 utenti
22 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio -2
Aggiunto 2014-04-01, 04:32 AM
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein : Worth reading, but mostly not worth re-reading. Occasional insights are obliterated by overweening Bardolatry, sweeping generalisations and flimsy argumentation.
80
656 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio -2
Aggiunto 2016-11-17, 04:28 PM
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein : Views Will's language as an end in itself. Just about the most misguided book on Shakespeare ever published.
81
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein : Apart from Larry's refreshing irreverence (Lear: "stupid old fart", Antony: "an absolute twerp", Romeo "lets an erection rule his life", and so on), there is little to gain from his Shakespearean musings. Better see any part of his "Shakespearean Trilogy" (Henry V, 1944; Hamlet, 1948; Richard III, 1955), or any of the Shakespearean movies he "merely" starred in (Othello, 1965; The Merchant of Venice, 1973; King Lear, 1983). He gave everything to the screen (and stage). Nothing was left for the page.
82
80 utenti
½ 2.3
Punteggio -2
Aggiunto 2021-08-02, 05:28 PM
- Spiegazioni
- Waldstein : Superficial to the point of moronity.
83
84
31,880 utenti
170 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio -1000
Aggiunto 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
85
622 utenti
30 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio -1000
Aggiunto 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
86
118 utenti
3.9
Punteggio -1000
Aggiunto 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM
87
87 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.6
Punteggio -1000
Aggiunto 1969-12-31, 07:00 PM