books by Sylvan Barnet (shakespeare composition literature)

books by Sylvan Barnet

books:

Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth (Signet Classics)
William Shakespeare

Signet Classics, 1998

The greatest works of tragedy from the Bard, this book features "Hamlet, Othello, King Lear" and "Macbeth".

The Sonnets and Narrative Poems - The Complete Non-DramaticPoetry (Signet Classics)
William Shakespeare

Signet Classics, 2008

With an introduction by W.H. Auden and commentary from Helen Vendler, among others, this volume presents all of Shakeseare's non-dramatic poetry in one place.

Coriolanus (Signet Classics)
William Shakespeare

Signet Classics, 2002

The story of an Ancient Roman soldier whose political machinations and military might gain him heroic status, but ultimately lead to his assassination.

Eight Great Comedies

Signet, 1958

Literature for Composition, Interactive Edition (8th Edition)
Sylvan Barnet, William E. Burto, ...

Longman, 2007

Literature for Composition, MyLiteratureLab Interactive Edition offers superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet's signature accessible style along with the powerful and complete integration of My Literature Lab (www.MyLiteratureLab.com). Literature for Composition, MLL Interactive Edition enables students to access a wealth of media resources, developed to ...

A Short Guide to Writing About Art (The Short Guide)
Sylvan Barnet

Pearson, 2010

This best-selling text has guided tens of thousands of art students through the writing process. Students are shown how to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and are prepared with the tools they need to present their ideas through effective writing.

The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings
Oscar Wilde

Signet Classics, 2004

Including The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, Lady Windermere's Fan, and Salomé , this collection showcases Wilde's brilliance and timeless wit.

The Complete Signet Classic Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972

Brings together in one volume editions of all the plays, poems, and sonnets originally published as individual paperbacks in the New American Library's Signet Classic Shakespeare series. With a General Introduction by Professor Barnet, introductions to the individual plays by the contributing editors.

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing 6e & Research Pack
Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007

The Little Brown Reader (12th Edition) (Mycomplab)
Marcia Stubbs, Sylvan Barnet

Longman, 2011

The Little, Brown Reader, one of the best-known and most respected thematic readers available today, continues its tradition of excellence by bringing together contemporary and classic readings with extensive critical reading and writing instruction and numerous illustrations.

Types of Drama: Plays and Contexts
Morton Berman, William Buto, ...

Longman Pub Group, 1997

This edition provides a course in drama within a single volume and offers a full range of plays from ancient Greece to the present day. The seventh edition of the text reflects a greater cultural diversity of authorship and includes five new photo-essays which illustrate a variety of subjects.

Hamlet (Signet Classic Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare

Chamberlain Bros., 2006

To be, or not to be-that is the question. Perhaps Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, Hamlet is a masterpiece of Elizabethan theater. In this classic, the Prince of Denmark is torn by the choices he must make to revenge the murder of his father, who has returned to him as a ghost. By emphasizing the emotional and moral dilemma facing the introspective Hamlet, Shakespeare elevates the drama above a simple revenge story. The themes of this ...

Henry VI, parts 1, 2, and 3 (Shakespeare, Signet Classic) (Pts. 1-3)
William Shakespeare

Signet Classics, 1986

Displaying the bold vision and growing skill of a young playwright, these are Shakespeare’s first three history plays, covering some sixty tumultuous years of English history. Their pageantry, violence, and stirring speeches excite audiences with action as well as character, and midway through the final play in this trilogy, a shocking, clever, inimitably evil new voice is heard—that of Richard of Gloucester, destined to become England’s ...