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All's Well That Ends Well (Folger Shakespeare Library)
by William ShakespeareThe authoritative edition of All&’s Well That Ends Well from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.Shakespeare&’s All&’s Well That Ends Well is the story of its heroine, Helen, more so than the story of Bertram, for whose love she yearns. Helen wins Bertram as her husband despite his lack of interest and higher social standing, but she finds little happiness in the victory as he shuns, deserts, and attempts to betray her. The play suggests some sympathy for Bertram. As a ward to the French king, he must remain at court while his friends go off to war and glory. When Helen cures the King, he makes Bertram available to her. To exert any control over his life, Bertram goes to war in Italy. Helen then takes the initiative in furthering their marriage, undertaking an arduous journey and a daring trick. Few today, however, see a fairy-tale ending. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play&’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare&’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library&’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by David McCandless The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world&’s largest collection of Shakespeare&’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.
All's Well That Ends Well (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare Russell FraserAlexander Leggatt has written a new Introduction to this updated edition of Russell Fraser's text on one of Shakespeare's most ambiguous plays. Leggatt's interest in performance informs his introduction and account of the instability of the main characters. He offers a thoughtful account of the play's critical and theatrical fortunes to the end of the twentieth century, as well as of the audience experience. An updated reading list completes the edition.
All's Well That Ends Well (The Pelican Shakespeare)
by William ShakespeareThe acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare&’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With definitive texts and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
All's Well That Ends Well: A Comedy
by William ShakespeareHelena schemes with Diana to fulfill Bertram's stipulations and win his love, but as Bertram's infidelity and Helena's deceits are revealed, the audience is left to wonder if, in love, the end justifies the means.
All's Well That Ends Well: Love All, Trust A Few, Do Wrong To None (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William ShakespeareVirtuous maidens, vulgar soldiers, and witty fools populate this extraordinary play, a lively romp that ranges from low farce to moments of great insight. Although the play is a romantic comedy, Shakespeare offers some serious and thought-provoking dramatic fare before fulfilling the promise of the title. In the fine tradition of the Bard's plucky heroines, All's Well That Ends Well concerns Helena, the daughter of a renowned physician, and her dauntless passion for the elusive Bertram, Count of Rousillon. Risking her very life for the opportunity to choose Bertram as her husband, Helena's bid for Bertram's hand turns out to be only the beginning of a series of trials and tribulations. Finally, at the end of a comic maze of mistaken identities, betrayals, repentance, and dramatic revelations, Helena's efforts to corral her unwilling lover achieve joyful fulfillment. An ambiguous work in which mirthful entertainment is interwoven with a powerful subtext condemning class prejudice, this play possesses a singular combination of amusement and profundity that has intrigued scholars and theatergoers for four centuries.
All's Well That Ends Well: Love All, Trust A Few, Do Wrong To None (Modern Library Classics)
by William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate"A young man married is a man that's marr'd."--All's Well That Ends Well Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this classic play about gender, desire, and sexual love. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: * an original Introduction to All's Well That Ends Well* incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work* commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers* photographs of key RSC productions* an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.From the Trade Paperback edition.
All's Well that Ends Swell
by Jason MilliganEvery actor knows that the secret to a successful audition is finding the perfect monologue - one that seems as if it were written exclusively for you! Mr. Milligan is our foremost author of original audition material, having already written or co-written Actors Write for Actors, Encore, Going Solo, His & Hers, Next! and Both Sides of the Story. In this, his latest volume, he has created 50 new audition pieces (25 for men and 25 for women, all various character types and situations). Each monologue comes with two possible endings - for a total of 100 variations. But Mr. Milligan goes one step further by giving you an opportunity, if you wish, to create your very own ending! He provides you with clear, concise guidelines that will help you craft your own customized conclusions! In this way, the collection provides an infinite source of possibilities for variety, spontaneity and individuality.
All's Well, That Ends Well: New Critical Essays (Shakespeare Criticism)
by Gary WallerDescribed as one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing plays, All’s Well That Ends Well has only recently begun to receive the critical attention it deserves. Noted as a crucial point of development in Shakespeare’s career, this collection of new essays reflects the growing interest in the play and presents a broad range of approaches to it, including historical, feminist, performative and psychoanalytical criticisms. In addition to fourteen essays written by leading scholars, the editor’s introduction provides a substantial overview of the play’s critical history, with a strong focus on performance analysis and the impact that this has had on its reception and reputation. Demonstrating a variety of approaches to the play and furthering recent debates, this book makes a valuable contribution to Shakespeare criticism.
All's Well: A Novel
by Mona Awad"A dazzling wild ride of a novel – daring, fresh, entertaining, and magical. Mona Awad is a powerful and poetic storyteller, telling us something new and profound here about the connection between suffering and elation. When I was away from this book, I longed to get back to it." — George Saunders, New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo "Wild and exhilarating and so fresh it takes your breath away, All's Well is an utterly delicious novel of pain and vitality, Shakespeare and the uncanny, and our own subtle moral failures when we brush up against the pain of others. Mona Awad's talent is so vital that it absolutely roars out of her. " — Lauren Groff, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies "Tragic, macabre, and wicked. I laughed out loud the whole way through. One of the funniest books I&’ve read in years." — Heather O'Neill, author of The Lonely Hearts Hotel Miranda Fitch&’s life is a waking nightmare. The accident that ended her burgeoning acting career left her with excruciating, chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers. And now she&’s on the verge of losing her job as a college theater director. Determined to put on Shakespeare&’s All&’s Well That Ends Well, the play that promised, and cost, her everything, she faces a mutinous cast hellbent on staging Macbeth instead. Miranda sees her chance at redemption slip through her fingers. That&’s when she meets three strange benefactors who have an eerie knowledge of Miranda&’s past and a tantalizing promise for her future: one where the show goes on, her rebellious students get what&’s coming to them, and the invisible, doubted pain that&’s kept her from the spotlight is made known. With prose Margaret Atwood has described as &“no punches pulled, no hilarities dodged...genius,&” Mona Awad has concocted her most potent, subversive novel yet. All&’s Well is the story of a woman at her breaking point and a formidable, piercingly funny indictment of our collective refusal to witness and believe female pain.
All's Well: A Novel
by Mona AwadFrom the author of Bunny, which Margaret Atwood hails as &“genius,&” comes a &“wild, and exhilarating&” (Lauren Groff) novel about a theater professor who is convinced staging Shakespeare&’s most maligned play will remedy all that ails her—but at what cost?Miranda Fitch&’s life is a waking nightmare. The accident that ended her burgeoning acting career left her with excruciating chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers. And now, she&’s on the verge of losing her job as a college theater director. Determined to put on Shakespeare&’s All&’s Well That Ends Well, the play that promised and cost her everything, she faces a mutinous cast hellbent on staging Macbeth instead. Miranda sees her chance at redemption slip through her fingers. That&’s when she meets three strange benefactors who have an eerie knowledge of Miranda&’s past and a tantalizing promise for her future: one where the show goes on, her rebellious students get what&’s coming to them, and the invisible doubted pain that&’s kept her from the spotlight is made known. With prose Margaret Atwood has described as &“no punches pulled, no hilarities dodged…genius,&” Mona Awad has concocted her most potent, subversive novel yet. All&’s Well is a &“fabulous novel&” (Mary Karr) about a woman at her breaking point and a formidable, piercingly funny indictment of our collective refusal to witness and believe female pain.
All-American
by John R. TunisWhen a sports rivalry nearly turns deadly, Ronald Perry finds himself caught between what he knows and what he knows is right The long-standing tension between the Academy and the High School often becomes heated, especially when the two schools face each other on the football field. But when Ronald Perry, the star of the Academy team, nearly kills Meyer Goldman, a boy playing for the High School, in a dangerously hard tackle, Ronny is horrified. He swears he&’ll never play football again. Back in school, Ronny is even more shocked by the attitude of his Academy friends and teammates, who tell him not to be so hard on himself—because Goldman is Jewish. Unable to ignore the remorse he feels, Ronny decides to transfer to the High School. But when his new classmates dismiss him as a snob, he realizes that he&’ll have to work hard to break down this old rivalry.
All-American Baby
by Sutherland PegHOPE SPRINGS Pregnant and on the run… Heiress Melina Somerset needs a new home. Hope Springs, Virginia, looks like an ideal place to make a life for herself and her unborn child. The townspeople are friendly and don't ask too many questions. She's grateful to Ash Thorndyke for getting her to Hope Springs. But his methods—and his motives—have left her wondering about his past. One thing's clear: he's not the same man she fell in love with in London. Of course, she's not exactly the woman she'd pretended to be, either. But it's time for the truth. After all, they're going to be parents now!
All-American Boy
by Larzer ZiffFrom his celebrated appearance, hatchet in hand, in Parson Mason Locke Weems's Life of Washington to Booth Tarkington's Penrod, the all-American boy was an iconic figure in American literature for well over a century. Sometimes he was a "good boy," whose dutiful behavior was intended as a model for real boys to emulate. Other times, he was a "bad boy," whose mischievous escapades could be excused either as youthful exuberance that foreshadowed adult industriousness or as deserved attacks on undemocratic pomp and pretension. But whether good or bad, the all-American boy was a product of the historical moment in which he made his appearance in print, and to trace his evolution over time is to take a fresh view of America's cultural history, which is precisely what Larzer Ziff accomplishes in All-American Boy. Ziff looks at eight classic examples of the all-American boy-young Washington, Rollo, Tom Bailey, Tom Sawyer, Ragged Dick, Peck's "bad boy," Little Lord Fauntleroy, and Penrod-as well as two notable antitheses-Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield. Setting each boy in a rich cultural context, Ziff reveals how the all-American boy represented a response to his times, ranging from the newly independent nation's need for models of democratic citizenship, to the tales of rags-to-riches beloved during a century of accelerating economic competition, to the recognition of adolescence as a distinct phase of life, which created a stage on which the white, middle class "solid citizen" boy and the alienated youth both played their parts.
All-American Cowboy (Holiday, Texas #1)
by Dylann CrushThis city boy has it all figured out... Until he goes toe-to-toe with a fierce cowgirl who's snagged the home field advantage.Holiday, Texas is known far and wide as the most celebratory town in the South—and no shindig is complete without one of its founding members. It's a real shame the last remaining Holiday is a city slicker, but what's that old saying about putting lipstick on a pig...?Beck has no intention of being charmed by some crazy Texas town, but the minute he lays eyes on his grandfather's old honky tonk—and Charlie Walker, the beautiful cowgirl who runs it—he finds himself wishing things could be different. Life's gentler in Holiday. Slower. More real than anything he's ever known. And when he looks into Charlie's eyes, Beck may finally discover what it's like to truly belong.Holiday, Texas Series: All-American Cowboy (Book 1)Cowboy Christmas Jubilee (Book 2)
All-American Father
by Anna DestefanoWhat's a single father to do when his twelve-year-old daughter is caught shoplifting a box ofexpiredcondoms? Derrick Cavenaugh sure doesn't know, so the ex-all-American football star turns to Bailey Greenwood for help, but she's got troubles of her own. . . . Bailey is struggling to keep her grandmother's bed-and-breakfast, herhome,from being swallowed up by taxes and the bank. She doesn't have time to help Derrick, but she can't refuse his daughter. The more time Derrick spends with Bailey, the more he respects her, the more he wants her. He's failed so much already, but he's determined to win Bailey.
All-American Muslim Girl
by Nadine Jolie CourtneyA Kirkus Best Book of 2019A 2021 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults BookNadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl is a relevant, relatable story of being caught between two worlds, and the struggles and hard-won joys of finding your place.Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she’s a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-knit family, and she’s dating popular, sweet Wells Henderson. One problem: Wells’s father is Jack Henderson, America’s most famous conservative shock jock, and Allie hasn’t told Wells that her family is Muslim. It’s not like Allie’s religion is a secret. It’s just that her parents don’t practice, and raised her to keep it to herself. But as Allie witnesses Islamophobia in her small town and across the nation, she decides to embrace her faith—study, practice it, and even face misunderstanding for it. Who is Allie, if she sheds the façade of the “perfect” all-American girl?
All-Bright Court: A Novel
by Connie PorterA New York Times Notable Book: A novel spanning two decades in the lives of an African American family as their upstate New York steel town slowly decays. Set just outside Buffalo, New York, during the 1960s and &’70s, All-Bright Court paints a portrait of the Taylor family—starting with hopeful dreams as Samuel Taylor and his wife, Mary Kate, migrate from the South looking for better opportunities and a place to raise a family, and continuing through the decline of the steel industry as they, their five children, and their neighbors on All-Bright Court struggle with both new challenges and old prejudices. &“In a clear, quiet but powerful prose reminiscent of Sherwood Anderson&’s Winesburg, Ohio, the author draws the gaudily painted, rundown bungalows of All-Bright Court and peoples it convincingly. . . . The working conditions in the steel mills and the politics of the union hall are well rendered, but it is in the details of family life that the novel comes alive.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Porter has mapped a rich fictional world. . . . This is a powerful and affecting debut.&” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times &“An honest portrayal of folks who learned that the dream of economic freedom wasn&’t waiting for them &‘up north.&’&” —Terry McMillan, New York Times–bestselling author of I Almost Forgot About You
All-Day Breakfast
by Adam Lewis SchroederWhen widowed father and substitute teacher Peter Giller leads an eleventh-grade class on a field trip to a plastics factory, he thinks the worst that could happen is that the parent volunteers won't show up (they don't), the kids will be rude (they are) or the free lunch will be terrible (it is).A leaking pipe sprays Peter and the students with a mysterious pink goo and "the worst that could happen" spikes from inconvenient to catastrophic. At first, the goo's strange side effects are mild: short-temperedness, sawdust-scented B.O. and an unquenchable craving for bacon. Then things get spooky: Peter's fingers start falling off, his students forget how to read, no one has to pee-ever-and empathy for human suffering plummets, especially if anyone gets between them and their bacon.Peter can't figure out what's happening-surely he's not a zombie? At no time in any movie does a zombie drive a car and count on his reattached fingers the ways in which he is not a zombie, and anyway, he craves bacon, not brains. But normal people don't put their bodies back together with staple guns and thumb tacks, or contemplate biting off ears. Peter's definitely not fit to be around his children, and his mother-in-law "temporarily" adopts them.Peter's children are all he has left, and he'll do anything to be with them again. He races across the country in a stolen ambulance to face down pinstriped bureaucrats, affectionate farm-girls and monsters plucked from mythology in his search for the cure-if it exists-to his horrifying condition. All-Day Breakfast will satisfy all appetites for the visceral, the violent and hilarious.
All-Mars All-Stars (Slapshots Series #2)
by Gordon KormanWhen the results are posted for the league's all-star team, the Marsers are dumbfounded over the exclusion of team captain Alexia Colwin. "Chipmunk" Adelman secretly sends out a flyer protesting that Alexia didn't make the team because she's a girl. <p><p>Word is out all over town, and the Marsers are furious. When the big weekend arrives, everyone heads to Windsor to watch. But the all-stars get foodpoisoning and the Mars team must replace them in the finals. Are the Marsers up for the challenge?
All-Night Party (Fear Street #Bk. 44)
by R.L. StineFrom Goosebumps author R.L. Stine comes another eerie Fear Street tale of an all-night party that goes horribly wrong.It's Cindy's birthday, and her friends are throwing her a surprise party on Fire Island. It's a private party—no parents, no cops...in fact, no one around for miles. Except there's a madman loose on the island. A murderer who quietly crashes the party. And he wants to dance with the birthday girl...
All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel
by Ruth Madievsky*A NATIONAL BESTSELLER*Winner of the California Book AwardWinner of the National Jewish Book Award for Debut FictionFinalist for the Lambda Literary AwardsRachel Kushner meets David Lynch in this fever dream of an LA novel about a young woman who commits a drunken act of violence just before her sister vanishes without a traceOn the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of sensual and risky interactions—nothing unusual for two sisters bound in an incredibly toxic relationship. Our unnamed narrator has always been under the spell of the alluring and rebellious Debbie and, despite her own hesitations, she has always said yes to nights like these. That is, until Debbie disappears.Falling deeper into the life she cultivated with her sister, our narrator gets a job as an emergency room secretary where she steals pills to sell on the side. Cue Sasha, a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union who arrives at the hospital claiming to be a psychic tasked with acting as the narrator&’s spiritual guide. The nature of this relationship evolves and blurs, a kaleidoscope of friendship, sex, mysticism, and ambiguous power dynamics.With prose pulsing like a neon sign, Ruth Madievsky&’s All-Night Pharmacy is an intoxicating portrait of a young woman consumed with unease over how a person should be. As she attempts sobriety and sexual embodiment, she must decide whether to search for her estranged sister, or allow her to remain a relic of the past.
All-Nighter
by Cecilia Vinesse"An absolute, triumphant delight from the first word until the last. Told in a playful, witty voice with crackling banter and tension that could power a city, you will fall in love—with this book, with these characters, with everything."—Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris Award-winning author of In the Wild Light"A fizzy, funny, heartfelt romp that treads the delicious line between hatred and attraction, high school and college, late nights and bleary mornings. This is the sapphic Superbad I never knew I needed!"—Kelly Quindlen, author of She Drives Me CrazyBooksmart meets Today, Tonight, Tomorrow in this page-turning romp about two archnemeses—the valedictorian and the class slacker—who band together for a whirlwind night after discovering that they need each other to achieve their very different sunrise goals. Autumn Povitsky is a high-achieving, booked and busy, straight-A nightmare. She’s currently having a crisis of self—she needs a fake ID ASAP—but because she’s a total square, she has no idea where to get one.Enter buzzcut hottie Tara Esposito. She’s a rule breaker and party crasher of the highest degree, and if anyone knows where to get a fake, it’s her. But Tara has hung up her James Dean leather jacket for the night. If she doesn’t finish this godforsaken essay that’s already weeks late, she can kiss her upcoming graduation goodbye.One brainy girl who needs a fake ID before sundown. One serial rebel who needs to turn in an essay before sunrise. It’s obvious what needs to happen here. But with a years-long feud keeping the girls from working together, this may be a night to forget…or one they’ll remember forever.With razor-sharp dialogue and fiery tension perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston, All-Nighter is a caffeine-fueled labyrinth of chaotic escapades—from prom after-parties to library séances to underground roller discos—led by two enemies who must decide if working together is better than their worlds falling apart.
All-Season Edie
by Annabel LyonEleven-year-old Edie Jasmine Snow has one "perfect" thirteen-year-old sister, two loving parents, a cat named Dusty, a grandmother she suspects is a witch, and a grandfather who insists on calling her Albert. Framed by family summer vacations at the lake, All-Season Edie follows Edie through a tumultuous year in which her beloved grandfather becomes ill. In the face of family tragedy, Edie tries to practice witchcraft, learns to dance the flamenco, meets the Greek god Zeus doing his Christmas shopping at the mall, ruins the most important party of her sister's life and realizes that her family is both completely strange and absolutely normal.
All-Star Fever: A Peach Street Mudders Story (Peach Street Mudders Story)
by Matthew F ChristopherBus Mercer, shortstop for the Peach Steet Mudders, wants desperately to be picked for the county all-star team, but he breaks his parents' rules for riding his new bike, and feelings of guilt affect his game.