Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare
Amitié trahie, amour fou et quiproquos enflammés : Les Deux Gentilshommes de Vérone, première comédie de Shakespeare, mêle avec brio les passions adolescentes et les retournements comiques.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his first play), probably written around 1589-92. It focuses on two friends, Valentine and Proteus, whose friendship is disrupted by their mutual passion for the lovely Silvia. Proteus jilts Julia in order to pursue Silvia; she responds by enlisting the help of her maid Lucetta to dress as a boy and go after Proteus. The play also includes some wonderfully comic supporting characters, particularly Launce and his scene-stealing dog Crab.
Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee. This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.
Sir Sidney Lee (1859 - 1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.
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Ce livre rassemble deux figures majeures de la littérature anglaise : William Shakespeare, dramaturge génial dont l’œuvre a marqué l’histoire du théâtre, et Sidney Lee, biographe rigoureux dont les recherches ont posé les bases de la connaissance moderne de Shakespeare. Ensemble, ils offrent une plongée dans l’univers créatif de la Renaissance, où la fiction théâtrale rencontre l’analyse historique.
Sidney Lee
Sidney Lee (1859–1926) était un biographe et critique littéraire anglais, spécialiste de Shakespeare. Son ouvrage The Life of William Shakespeare, publié en 1898, est considéré comme la première biographie moderne du Bard. Lee y combine rigueur historique et analyse littéraire, offrant un portrait complet de l’homme et de son époque.