While Tom is at work in London, his wife Marina is left bored and alone in the small village where they live. She wishes for someone to do the housework for her and a strange thing happens. Her wish comes true; the Ironing Man enters her life, and everything begins to change for both Marina and Tom.
Gary Taylor Book order (chronological)
January 1, 1953
This author is a Professor of English at Florida State University. More information about their work can be found elsewhere.
William Shakespeare, the Complete Works
- 1229 pages
- 44 hours of reading
A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, glossary, consolidated bibliography and index of first lines of Sonnets.
King Lear
- 344 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Powerful tragedy of an aging king, betrayed by his daughters, robbed of his kingdom, descending into madness. Perhaps the bleakest of Shakespeare's tragic dramas, complete with explanatory footnotes.
King Henry V
- 239 pages
- 9 hours of reading
An active approach to Shakespeare in the classroom.
Discusses changing interpretations of Shakespeare and his plays through the centuries, arguing that claims of his uniqueness reflect the characteristics of particular eras and critics more than Shakespeare.
Shakespeare. The complete works
- 1022 pages
- 36 hours of reading
A reference for the student or general reader, here are Shakespeare's complete works in one 1,032 page volume.
