Agostino Lombardo Knihy

"Non appartenne a un'epoca, ma a tutti i tempi", disse di Shakespeare Ben Jonson. William Shakespeare è considerato infatti da sempre il più grande autore teatrale mai esistito. La straordinaria energia creativa e la vastità della sua produzione suscitarono nei romantici l'immagine di una "forza immane della natura", di un "genio universale". Oggi, dopo oltre quattro secoli dalla nascita, Shakespeare non cessa di stupirci per la complessità, la bellezza, la varietà e la "modernità" dei personaggi e delle trame.

In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," written around the same time as "Romeo and Juliet," four intertwining stories unfold. As Theseus, Duke of Athens, prepares to marry the Amazon Hippolyta after defeating her in battle, the relationships between two pairs of young lovers (Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius) and even those between the fairy monarchs Oberon and Titania are fraught with complications. Set in a forest filled with supernatural beings, the magic of a flower and the meddling of Puck, a mischievous sprite, create and then resolve a night of sensory chaos. Adding to this mix is an irresistible troupe of actors intent on staging comical tales of love, miraculous transformations, and a remarkable variety of poetic expression, resulting in one of Shakespeare's most enchanting comedies. The play has inspired countless theatrical and cinematic adaptations, animated films, music, operas, ballets, paintings, and comics.

The Penguin English Library Edition of Howards End by E. M. Forster 'The poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longer. We rich can' 'Only connect.' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. Frequently cited as E. M. Forster's finest work, Howards End brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the English character. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible--and by the terms of the loan agreement, Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia cleverly intervenes, and all ends well (except of course for Shylock).

Hoci je Oko za oko komédia, Shakespeare v nej skúma vážne otázky. Knieža Vincentio sa preoblečie za mnícha a nechá vládnuť svojho zástupcu Angela, o ktorom sa domnieva, že je stelesnená cnosť. Angelo sa však na tróne ani poriadne nezohreje, a príde o svoj čistý štít. Táto hra hlása, že aj nad vladárom musí ešte vládnuť zákon. No aj v treťom tisícročí vieme, že sa to ľahko povie a ťažko uskutočňuje.

The introduction reviews the few known facts about this early Shakespeare play and discusses the puzzling problems of its date and authorship. The text has been freshly edited with the aim of presenting the play as revised for the first recorded performance in 1594, with the addition of stage business from the prompt-copy from which the Folio edition derives.

KLEOPATRA Ak je to láska – koľko je jej? Povedz! ANTONIUS Almužnu zrátaš. Pravú lásku nikdy. KLEOPATRA A ja chcem predsa nájsť jej hranice! ANTONIUS Skôr nájdeš novú zem a nové nebo. Práve ste si prečítali jeden z najkrajších dialógov o láske zo Shakespearovej hry Antonius a Kleopatra – i jeden z najkrajších ľúbostných rozhovorov, aké pozná svetová literatúra. Antonius a Kleopatra sú milenci, ktorí naozaj žili, no ich láska sa stala rovnako slávnou legendou ako láska Romea a Júlie, ktorá sa zrodila v básnickej fantázii. Napokon William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) nebol obyčajný dramatik, o ňom sa vždy bude hovoriť ako o najväčšom básnikovi divadla. Aj nový slovenský preklad je dielom básnika – hru preložil pre vydavateľstvo Ikar Ľubomír Feldek. Všetky preklady, ktoré vydávame v tejto sérii, sa opierajú o najlepšie anglické kritické vydanie THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE.