MARY LAMB

These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. Their accessible writing never loses the feel of Shakespeare's beautiful language and humanity, and convey all of his wit and wisdom.These tales are classic literature in their own right. Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic literature for children and adults, brought together in beautiful hardback volumes.

Cuando los hermanos Charles y Mary Lamb emprendieron la tarea de convertir en relatos breves las principales comedias y tragedias de Shakespeare, sólo perseguían un objetivo: acercar a los jóvenes lectores las obras del mas grande escritor ingles, no siempre aconsejables en su crudeza original, a juicio de la moral pacata de la epoca. Y, si es cierto que la lectura de estas historias no eximira a nadie de leer las obras maestras de donde procedieron, tambien es verdad que poseen una notable virtud: la de demostrar, a traves de la detallada y en ocasiones transparente linea argumental, que las grandes obras de la literatura no tienen por que ser insipidas o aburridas.

As children, Charles and Mary Lamb took great delight in exploring their benefactor's extensive library; as adults they began writing children's books together that also appealed to all generations. In Tales of Shakespeare they wished to bring their favourite plays to life for children too young to read and appreciate Shakespeare's work. This collection of twenty of Shakespeare's stories begins with The Tempest, which explores themes of magic, power and reconciliation, and ends with Pericles, Prince of Tyre, an exotic play of love, loss and family ties. Between these two tales are twelve romances and comedies, all written by Mary, and six tragedies, all written by Charles. Each tale is told chronologically and retains much of Shakespeare's lyricism, phrasing and rhythm. Together, they form a captivating and accessible introduction to the Bard's work.

In 1807, Charles Lamb and his sister Mary wrote a collection of stories retelling twenty of Shakespeare's plays for children. While making sure that the pieces were accessible for a younger audience, they took care to stay faithful to the language and vocabulary of the Bard as much as possible. Ranging from the high drama of Romeo and Juliet to the delightful fancy of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the humour of As You Like it, this collection of vivid adaptations - here presented in a lavish new edition - has been a much loved children's classic for more than two hundred years, offering budding readers an accessible route to Shakespeare's works.

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In the twenty tales told in this book, Charles & Mary Lamb succeeded in paraphrasing the language of truly adult literature in children's terms. Let us not underestimate young readers: they love a complex story with many and varied characters, twists of plot, and turns of fate as much as anyone — but they draw the line at reading in unfamiliar language. The Lambs provide a real feast of plain fare, and flavor it with as many tasty tidbits of Shakespearean language as they felt the young reader could easily digest. This deluxe Children's Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series include: Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, King Arthur and His Knights, Little Women, and Treasure Island.

Charles LambPenguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

A través de una bien urdida línea argumental, los autores nos acercan de un modo ameno a las obras maestras de Shakespeare y nos incitan a sus posterior lectura.El libro incluye veinte relatos basados en las comedias y tragedias de Shakespeare. Fue publicado en 1807 con el objetivo de acercar a los jovenes las obras del celebre dramaturgo ingles que, a juicio de la moral de la epoca, no parecian aconsejables en su crudeza original. Encontramos aqui las comedias: "La tempestad", "Medida por medida", "A buen fin no hay mal principio", "La comedia de las equivocaciones", "La fierecilla domada", "Sueño de una noche de verano", "Los dos hidalgos de Verona", "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces", "El mercader de Venecia", "Como gusteis", "Noche de epifania, o lo que querais"; todas ellas escritas entre 1599 y 1604; asi como las siguientes tragedias: "Cimbelino", "El rey Lear", "Macbeth", "Timon de Atenas", "Romeo y Julieta", "Hamlet", "Otelo", y el relato "Pericles, principe de Tiro". A través de una bien urdida línea argumental, los autores nos acercan de un modo ameno a las obras maestras de Shakespeare y nos incitan a sus posterior lectura.El libro incluye veinte relatos basados en las comedias y tragedias de Shakespeare. Fue publicado en 1807 con el objetivo de acercar a los jovenes las obras del celebre dramaturgo ingles que, a juicio de la moral de la epoca, no parecian aconsejables en su crudeza original. Encontramos aqui las comedias: "La tempestad", "Medida por medida", "A buen fin no hay mal principio", "La comedia de las equivocaciones", "La fierecilla domada", "Sueño de una noche de verano", "Los dos hidalgos de Verona", "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces", "El mercader de Venecia", "Como gusteis", "Noche de epifania, o lo que querais"; todas ellas escritas entre 1599 y 1604; asi como las siguientes tragedias: "Cimbelino", "El rey Lear", "Macbeth", "Timon de Atenas", "Romeo y Julieta", "Hamlet", "Otelo", y el relato "Pericles, principe de Tiro". A traves de una bien urdida linea argumental, los autores nos acercan de un modo ameno a las obras maestras de Shakespeare y nos incitan a sus posterior lectura.

Au début du XIXe siècle, Mary et Charles Lamb entreprirent d’adapter sous forme de contes l’ensemble des tragédies et des comédies de William Shakespeare. Le succès immédiat que connut ce recueil éto