Search Results: English Literature from 100 POCKETS

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1998. Dover Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/trace discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF; strong w/a whisper of shelfwear. 1998, Dover Thrift Edition, First Thus. Unabridged text as published in The Caxton Edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Antony & Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra), major tragedy by Shakespeare first performed circa 1607, & first in print 1623. Drama based on Thomas North's 1579 English translation of Plutarch Lives (in Ancient Greek). Story of Cleopatra & Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt through Cleopatra's suicide during the War of Actium. Main antagonist is Octavius Caesar,1st emperor of the Roman Empire. Set in the Roman Republic & Ptolemaic Egypt. Life of Roman outstanding general Mark Anthony, expected to wife the Emperor's sister Octavius while passionately drawn to Cleopatra, alluring "Queen of… Read More

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. Reprint . Soft Cover/Stapled. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Stapled soft cover/NF w/trace edge rubs & soiling, and, showing faint discoloration. Guide to Chaucerian pronunciations (later part of the 14th century) and their modern equivalents (both British and American). Nine selected passages illustrate the application of rules.

Norwich, U.K.: Jarrold Colour Publications, 1979. Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Concise guide to Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Situated near the heart of England, the town originated as a river-crossing settlement and a site of both Roman and Saxon occupation, and, in 1553 the home of the Gild of the Holy Cross. Graced by a bridge now 5 centuries old, 15th century guild buildings and a number of timber-framed Elizabethan and Jacobean houses survive side by side. A center of cultural and academic activities where Shakespeare's plays are produced better part of the year. This guide was published in many languages to serve international visitors. Street map to rear.