THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, VOLUME 7; MEASURE FOR MEASURE and THE TEMPEST
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
PHILADELPHIA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1902 BEAUTIFUL DARK RED COVER, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT WITH NO INTERNAL MARKINGS, THICK PAGES, COLORFUL ARTWORK ON TITLE PAGE. NO DATE LISTED, CIRCA EARLY 1900. TWO COLOR PLATES INSIDE. Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, where it was listed as a comedy, the play's first recorded performance occurred in 1604. The play's main themes include justice, "mortality and mercy in Vienna," and the dichotomy between corruption and purity: "some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610¿11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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- Bookseller
- Antique Books Den (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001329
- Title
- THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, VOLUME 7; MEASURE FOR MEASURE and THE TEMPEST
- Author
- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
- Illustrator
- ILLUSTRATED
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- PHILADELPHIA
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- SHAKESPEARE, PLAY, MEASURE, TEMPEST
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Fiction; EDUCATION;
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