The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, with a Full and Comprehensive Life; A History of the Early Drama; An Introduction to Each Play; The Readings of Former Editions; Glossarial and Other Notes, Etc., Etc. by Shakespeare, William; Duyckinck, George Long (Edited by) - 1875

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Charles H. Davis & Co, 1876. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. Edges rubbed, front hinge starting. 1876 Three-Quarter Leather. cxv, 968 pp. Gilt titles and page edges, marbled endpapers. William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England—died April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) English poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare occupies a position unique in world literature. Other poets, such as Homer and Dante, and novelists, such as Leo Tolstoy and Charles Dickens, have transcended national barriers, but no writer’s living reputation can compare to that of Shakespeare, whose plays, written in the late 16th and early 17th centuries for a small repertory theatre, are now performed and read more often and in more countries than ever before. The prophecy of his great contemporary, the poet and… Read More