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Richard Appignanesi

    December 20, 1940

    Richard Appignanesi is an author and editor known for his successful comic book series aimed at young readers. His work showcases a talent for adapting classic literary works and themes into visually engaging formats, thereby making complex literature accessible to a new generation. He specializes in manga adaptations of Shakespearean plays, preserving the essence of the originals while enhancing their comprehension for contemporary audiences. His approach highlights the power of visual storytelling and its potential for interpreting and popularizing literary classics.

    Richard Appignanesi
    Introducing Marx
    Introducing Evolution A Graphic Guide
    King Richard III
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    Hamlet
    King Lear
    • King Lear

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world's literature.

      King Lear
      4.1
    • Hamlet

      • 442 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Longman Literature Shakespeare:Includes an informative, detailed and practical introduction to Shakespeare's life, times and language. Supports the texts with useful notes. Provides activities for before, during and after study.

      Hamlet
      4.0
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

      A Midsummer Night's Dream
      4.0
    • King Richard III

      Fremdsprachentexte Reclam XL – Text und Kontext. Niveau C1 (GER)

      • 220 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Englische Literatur in der Reihe »Fremdsprachentexte Reclam XL – Text und Kontext«: Das ist der englische Originaltext, ungekürzt und unbearbeitet, mit überwiegend einsprachigen Worterläuterungen sowie Zusatzmaterial auf Englisch im Anhang. »Now is the winter of our discontent ...« William Shakespeares Tragödie, die um 1593 entstand, beschreibt einen kaltblütigen Kampf um den englischen Königsthron aus der Zeit der sogenannten Rosenkriege im 15. Jahrhundert. Richard intrigiert nicht nur gegen seinen älteren Bruder, den regierenden König, sondern lässt nach dessen Tod auch dessen minderjährige Söhne ermorden, um selbst herrschen zu können. Ein mörderisches Drama, mit dem Shakespeare sich auch in den politischen Debatten seiner Zeit positionierte. Englische Lektüre: Niveau C1 (GER) Die Ausgabe im XL-Format (11,4 x 17 cm) verfügt über ein größeres Schriftbild und bietet mehr Platz für Randnotizen.

      King Richard III
      3.9
    • Introducing Evolution A Graphic Guide

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. Introducing Evolution provides a step-by-step guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' and takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Drawing on the latest findings from genetics, ecology and animal behaviour - as well as the work of best-selling science writers such as Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker - a string of brilliant examples, superbly illustrated by Howard Selina, reveals how the evidence in favour of evolutionary theory is stronger than ever. With wit and clarity, Dylan Evans addresses many puzzling issues: Did life first evolve on other planets? What's the advantage of having sex? Why do your parents look after you? And what good to a bird is half a wing? From the death of the dinosaurs to the development of digital organisms, Introducing Evolution brings Darwin up-to-date with the latest scientific discoveries. This is the ideal guide to the most important idea ever to appear in the history of science

      Introducing Evolution A Graphic Guide
      3.9
    • Introducing Marx

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Devised by Mexican cartoonist, Rius, this text provides an introduction to Marx, a philosopher that many consider to be as relevant today as he has ever been, as the world moves towards unregulated free-market economies.

      Introducing Marx
      3.9
    • Introducing Romanticism

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Gives readers an accessible overview of the many interlocking strands of the movement, focusing on the leading figures in Britain, Germany, France, America, Italy and Russia.

      Introducing Romanticism
      3.5
    • Introducing Buddha

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This book describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, this book also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student.

      Introducing Buddha
      3.8
    • The Merchant of Venice

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      The Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally reedited for the third time, Arden editions offer the very best in contemporary scholarship. Each volume provides a clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards; detailed textual notes and commentary on the same page of the text; full contextual, illustrated introduction, including an in-depth survey of critical and performance approaches to the play; and selected bibliography.

      The Merchant of Venice
      3.8
    • Freud revolutionized the way we think of ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a familiar part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean?

      Freud for beginners
      3.7
    • Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity possible. In the process, we encounter the scientific luminaries of Imperial Germany, as well as Galileo, Faraday and Newton. We learn why moving clocks run slower than stationary ones and why nothing can go faster than the speed of light, and follow Einstein's thought as he works his way towards the most famous equation of the 20th century.

      Einstein for beginners
      3.6
    • Postmodernism for beginners

      • 173 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Explains the idea of postmodernism in graphic novel format, a concept that has been used to define the cultural condition of the world.

      Postmodernism for beginners
      3.6
    • Provides an incisive tour through this complex subject, charting its origins in Britain and its migration to the U.S.A.

      Introducing Cultural Studies
      3.5
    • Manga Shakespeare: Henry VIII.

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      YA. Graphic Novel. Latest title in this series of graphic novel adaptations of the works of Shakespeare, sympathetically abridged and adapted, and with cutting-edge manga artwork by Patrick Warren.

      Manga Shakespeare: Henry VIII.
      3.3
    • The Wolf Man : graphic Freud

      • 170 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Based on his most famous case study - that of Russian aristocrat,Sergei Pankejeff - Sigmund Freud recounts the history of anobsessional neurosis. Pankejeff's troubling dream of a walnut tree full of white wolves earned him the title of 'The Wolf Man'. Pankejeff is one of five clinical case histories from which Freud extrapolated his theories of transference, the Oedipus complex, super-ego and psychosexual development. Freud's now classic psychoanalytic writing blurred the boundary between science and literature, which continues to provoke fierce debate to this day.

      The Wolf Man : graphic Freud
      3.3
    • Introducing Baudrillard

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      This book cuts beneath the controversy of this misunderstood intellectual to present his radical claims that reality has been replaced by a simulated world of images and events.

      Introducing Baudrillard
      3.3
    • „Čtyři noci utečou jak sen," říká královna Amazonek Hippolyta v jedné z nejslavnějších Shakespearových komedií, která se všemi svými náhlými zvraty, proměnami postav a nepřetržitým proudem okouzlující fantazie sama uteče jak sen. Adaptace, která propojuje klasický shakespearovský jazyk v brilantním překladu Martina Hilského s moderním, dynamickým grafickým stylem japonské mangy, se odehrává v současných Aténách, ale přesto z velké části zachovává antický ráz, který námětu přísluší. Výsledkem je představivostí hýřící snový svět, kde se staré a nové prolíná s překvapivou lehkostí. Sen noci svatojánské je čtvrtým svazkem edice Manga Shakespeare, která představuje dílo největšího světového dramatika a básníka prostřednictvím japonské mangy. Důraz přitom neklade jen na vizuální styl, ale dbá i na krásu Shakespearova jazyka a na dramaturgické zpracování každé hry. Edici Manga Shakespeare tak ocení všichni, kteří se chtějí seznámit s nádherně barevným, krutým i laskavým světem Shakespearových her, ale nechce se jim chodit do divadla či sáhnout po „pouhém" neilustrovaném textu.

      Manga Shakespeare: Sen noci svatojánské
      3.9