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Eric Rasmussen

    This author delves into the intricacies of Shakespearean literature with a passion for literary detection. Their work explores the fascinating world of Shakespearean scholarship and textual studies, offering readers a unique lens through which to view seminal works and their origins. As a leading authority on English Renaissance drama, they bring a profound depth of knowledge to their lectures and writings.

    William Shakespeare Complete Works
    Much ado about nothing
    King Lear
    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
    • King Lear

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!' Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king's demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters. It is Cordelia, the third and only daughter who refuses to flatter her father to deceive, who is banished from the kingdom, leading to dramatic and tumultuous events.

      King Lear2009
      4.1
    • Much ado about nothing

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      One of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, from the rhetoric of Leonato's opening lines to Benedick's last pun. The variety ranges from Dogberry's anxiety to be writ down as an ass, to the sentiment in Claudio's penance - yet it is Beatrice and Benedick who carry off the prize in the end.

      Much ado about nothing2009
      4.0
    • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

      • 751 pages
      • 27 hours of reading

      A clear, easy-to-read, students edition of Shakespeare's plays and poetry with a glossary of obsolete words. Large format, smooth paper, printed in Italy to overcome earlier reported printing problems. Bestselling edition from Geddes and Grosset. Ideal for students.

      The Complete Works of William Shakespeare2008
      4.7