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After the death of Henry V, the French revolt and threaten to reclaim their country from English rule. Guided by his Lord Protector, the young King Henry VI journeys to Paris to reaffirm his rule over France. But while the British battle Joan of Arc abroad, discontent is also breeding at home between the two ancient Houses of York and Lancaster.

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Threatened by the Duke of York, King Henry makes a deal to disinherit his own son and make the Duke his heir. Queen Margaret is so angered by her husband's weakness that she declares war on the House of York. Can the vulnerable King hold out against the growing menace of the Duke's son, the future Richard III, to keep his throne - and his life

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The Everyman Complete Shakespeare will publish the History plays in two volumes. The text of the plays is accompainied by extensive notes, author chronology, bibliography and a detailed introduction to each play and to Shakespeare's history plays in general by Tony Tanner.

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The Everyman Signet Shakespeare series continues with the second volume of Histories, containing HENRY IV, parts I and II, HENRY V and HENRY VIII. As before, there is an extended introduction by Tony Tanner, a bibliography and author chronology. The plays are lightly annotated and the text is therefore ideal for both students and general readers.

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Abridged specifically for all those interested in Shakespeare's plays, especially teachers and students of English and drama.

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Abridged specifically for all those interested in Shakespeare's plays, especially teachers and students of English and drama, these one-hour performance scripts maintain the arcs of Shakespeare's plots without compromising the integrity of his original language.

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Abridged for all those interested in Shakespeare's plays, especially teachers and students of English and drama, these one-hour performance scripts maintain the arcs of Shakespeare's plots without compromising the integrity of his language. What remains are manageable performance texts for an introduction to three of his most popular plays.

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Beatrice: Get over yourself

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is the third of a new collection of the Bard's greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words with invaluable side notes from John Sutherland.

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Under the rule of King John, England is forced into war when the French challenge the legitimacy of John's claim to the throne and determine to install his nephew Arthur in his place. And as the desire to cling to power dominates England's paranoid and weak-willed king, his country is threatened with disaster.

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This edition containing two of Shakespeare's important historical plays features a criticism of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by outstanding scholars; clear, readable text and commentaries; and more. Reissue.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

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Ferdinand, King of Navarre and his lords Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville agree to form an austere academy, taking a solemn to have no contact with women for three years. But when the Princess of neighbouring France arrives with her female attendants, their pledge is quickly placed under strain.

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In Aristophanes' most popular play, sex is a powerful agent of reconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, led by Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until they stop fighting. And the battle of the sexes begins. Revised reissue.

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The work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars. This is the revised edition.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

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In this radical new version, David Hare kidnaps Ibsen's most famous hero and runs away with him into the 21st century.

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Together, these verses give a comprehensive view of shakespeare the poet by assembling all the well-known passages together with less familiar but equally powerful extracts.

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Includes an updated bibliography, suggested references, and state and film history, a New Overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University.

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Featuring a new overview of Shakespeare's works by Sylvan Barnet, former Chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, this Signet classic also includes a comprehensive stage and screen history, dramatic criticism from the past and present, and sources from which Shakespeare derived this great work.

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Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent migrs, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.

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A complete and annotated edition of Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, including the sonnets, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece".

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Includes the full texts of the seven extant plays of Sophocles, with Roche's revised and updated translations of the Oedipus cycle and all-new translations of the remaining plays. Revised reissue.