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A chilling, life-changing, supernatural thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Focusing on self-awareness and healing, the memoir explores the unspoken daily struggles many face, highlighting how society often normalizes stress without addressing its toll on mental and physical well-being. Drawing from over 11 years of experience in mental health, the author shares his personal journey toward resilience and peace, emphasizing the importance of prayer and introspection in overcoming life's challenges. This reflective narrative encourages readers to confront their own stressors and seek a path to tranquility.

While Tom is at work in London, his wife Marina is left bored and alone in the small village where they live. She wishes for someone to do the housework for her and a strange thing happens. Her wish comes true; the Ironing Man enters her life, and everything begins to change for both Marina and Tom.

A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, glossary, consolidated bibliography and index of first lines of Sonnets.

Lear, re di Britannia ha tre figlie tra cui vorrebbe dividere il regno, ma Cordelia, la minore, viene diseredata e va sposa al re di Francia. Il regno è diviso tra Gonerilla, moglie del duca d'Albany, e Regana, moglie del duca di Cornovaglia. Le due scacciano il padre dal regno e in sua difesa giunge con l'esercito francese Cordelia che però viene catturata e uccisa per ordine di Edmondo, usurpatore della contea di Gloucester. Lear muore di dolore, Gonerilla, innamorata di Edmondo, uccide la sorella e trama l'assassinio del marito. Scoperta, si uccide e il regno della Britannia sarà del duca d'Albany.

<em>Henry V</em> established Kenneth Branagh as one of the most gifted and versatile film artists of our time. Branagh wrote the screenplay, starred in, and directed the film to astounding critical and popular acclaim. With a marvelous cast, including himself as Henry V, Emma Thompson as Katherine, Derek Jacobi as the Chorus, Ian Holm as Fluellen, Paul Scofield as the King of France, Judi Dench as Mistress Quickly, and Robbie Coltrane as Falstaff, Branagh brings the play into contemporary times, adding a darker and harsher sensibility. Included here are Branagh's screenplay and introduction, and dramatic stills from the film.

'Shakespearotik' nennt der amerikanische Literaturwissenschaftler Gary Taylor in seiner kultur- und sozialgeschichtlichen Studie die Bemühungen ungezählter Forschergenerationen, der geradezu proteischen Wandlungsfähigkeit ihres Protagonisten nachzuspüren. Diese Wirkungsgeschichte durch vier Jahrhunderte zeigt zugleich, wie sich die 'Shakespeare-Industrie' in einem geschlossenen Kreislauf am Leben erhält: "Am 16. April 1616 hörte (Shakespeare) auf, sich selbst zu erfinden... Seitdem sind wir es, die ihn täglich neu erfinden."

Discusses changing interpretations of Shakespeare and his plays through the centuries, arguing that claims of his uniqueness reflect the characteristics of particular eras and critics more than Shakespeare.

A reference for the student or general reader, here are Shakespeare's complete works in one 1,032 page volume.