Tales from Shakespeare
Feb 2010 · Penguin UK
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With an introduction by Dame Judi Dench.
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, and the fun of As You Like It. They never lose the feel of Shakespeare's language and the tales are classic literature in their own right.
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE is a perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, and the fun of As You Like It. They never lose the feel of Shakespeare's language and the tales are classic literature in their own right.
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1 May 2012
This is a great collection of Shakespeare's plays. I am specifically going to review "The WInter's Tale." In this tale King of Sicily, King Leontes, causes his wife to be falsely put in prison for being unfaithful and sends away his baby daughter as punishment. He later regrets this but his wife already died of sorrow and he doesn't know where his daughter is. Meanwhile his daughter was dropped off in a distant land and the man who did it was killed by a bear. A shepherd raised her as his daughter. The prince of the land sees her and falls in love with her, but his father, who is the one Leontes claimed loved his wife, doesn't permit their even seeing one another. A man from Leontes court takes the lovers with him back to Leontes' court were a happy reunion takes place.
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Charles Lamb (Author)
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Mary Lamb (Author)
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Judi Dench (Introducer)
Dame Judi Dench is one of the world's most celebrated actresses. She has won numerous major awards for work on both stage and screen - including an Academy Award, ten BAFTAs and a record eight Laurence Olivier Awards. In recognition of her many achievements she received an OBE in 1970, became a DBE in 1988, and in 2005 was awarded a Companion of Honour.
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Mary Lamb (Author)
Charles Lamb (1775-1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb.
Judi Dench (Introducer)
Dame Judi Dench is one of the world's most celebrated actresses. She has won numerous major awards for work on both stage and screen - including an Academy Award, ten BAFTAs and a record eight Laurence Olivier Awards. In recognition of her many achievements she received an OBE in 1970, became a DBE in 1988, and in 2005 was awarded a Companion of Honour.
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