Tales from ShakespeareCelebrated prose retellings of Shakespeare's plays Charles and Mary Lamb have delighted generations of adults as well as children with their famed prose renderings of Shakespeare's originals. Bringing the plays to life in a form that encourages readers to enjoy and explore, "Tales from Shakespeare" provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the great works while retaining much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing, and rhythm. It is a captivating work of Romantic storytelling as well as the original literary homage to the Bard. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 24 |
The Winters Tale | 38 |
Much Ado About Nothing | 51 |
As You Like It | 66 |
The Two Gentlemen Of Verona | 84 |
The Merchant Of Venice | 99 |
Cymbeline | 114 |
Alls Well That Ends Well | 159 |
The Taming Of The Shrew | 173 |
Measure For Measure | 201 |
Twelfth Night or What You Will | 218 |
Timon Of Athens | 233 |
Romeo And Juliet | 248 |
Hamlet Prince Of Denmark | 268 |
Othello | 286 |
King Lear | 129 |
Macbeth | 146 |
Pericles Prince Of Tyre | 302 |
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