Shakespeare - The Tragedies by William Shakespeare - 1980

Shakespeare - The Tragedies, Introduction by George Rylands, Edited, with an Play Introductions, and a Glossary by Peter Alexander, Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, The Easton Press, Norwalk Connecticut, 1980 Collectors Edition bound in Genuine Leather, thus Hardcover. Accented with gold gilt decorative spine, accents, and gilded edges. The end-sheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. Raised hubbed spines. ---- Fine, As New Condition. No discernible signs of any wear. The book is clean, tight and secure binding, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, no rips, no edge chipping or scratches, no page folds. Please review pictures for greater detail. Free USA Shipping ---- William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. Until about 1608, he wrote mainly tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Shakespeare's works have been continually adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain popular and are studied, performed, and reinterpreted through various cultural and political contexts around the world.