《Tales From Shakespeare莎士比亞故事集》是1992年Wordsworth Editions Ltd出版的圖書，作者是Charles Lamb、Mary Lamb。
基本介紹
- 書名：Tales From Shakespeare莎士比亞故事集
- 作者：Charles Lamb、Mary Lamb
- ISBN：9781853261404
- 頁數：288
- 定價：USD 4.99
- 出版社：Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- 出版時間：1999-12-05
- 裝幀：Paperback
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
No better introduction to William Shakespeare's dramatic masterpieces exists than the delightful prose adaptations of Charles and Mary Lamb, first publishedin1807. The two selected 20 of Shakespeare's best-known plays and set out both to make them accessibleto children and to pay enthusiastic homage to the original works. Together the Lambs distilled the powerful themes and unforgettable characterizations of Shakespeare's plays into elegant narratives--classic tales in their own right. Charles took responsibility for such powerful tragedies as Othello , Macbeth , Hamlet , and King Lear , while Mary worked on the comedies: brilliant fantasies like A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest , and thought-provoking plays like Measure for Measure , Cymbeline , and The Merchant of Venice . As the authors point out in their introduction, their versions of the tragedies tend to rely on the language of the original plays, while the comedies are more freely adapted. But all of the Lambs' stories--with their clear, supple, and rhythmic prose--reward any reader, whether encountering Shakespeare for the first time or revisiting his work. This edition of Tales from Shakespeare is reproduced from one first published in 1909 and features 12 full-color paintings and many drawings by the renowned illustrator Arthur Rackham. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者簡介
Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 – Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). Lamb has been referred to by E.V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as the most lovable figure in English literature, and his influence on the English essay form surely cannot be overestimated.
Lamb was honoured by The Latymer School, a grammar school in Edmonton, a suburb of London where he lived for a time; it has six houses, one of which, "Lamb", is named after Charles.
Lamb was honoured by The Latymer School, a grammar school in Edmonton, a suburb of London where he lived for a time; it has six houses, one of which, "Lamb", is named after Charles.
