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Romeo y Julieta - Otelo
ROMEO AND JULIET and OTHELLO is bundled free with Pushcart Prize nominee THE DIARIES OF FORTUNE by Daniel Oldis. Comments on THE DIARIES OF FORTUNE: 'A delight; wistfully and deftly told,' by Richard Powers, winner 2006 National Book Award.
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William Shakespeare
27.7k books47.1k followersWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is 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" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI and I of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminge and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time".
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner ("sharer") of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men after the ascension of King James VI and I of Scotland to the English throne. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and even certain fringe theories as to whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminge and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: "not of an age, but for all time".
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November 9, 2017
Zwischendurch Kultur, ne? Mehr muss man dazu ja wohl nicht mehr sagen.
September 19, 2025
Othello's tale of love, scorn, deception, and loss is illustrated really well in this volume.
This is one of Shakespeare's stories that I remember reading as a kid but not really remembering in depth as an adult. And this is a great way to get reacquainted with the play/story. And while Romeo and Juliet is the much more remembered tragedy, this one is just as, if not a little bit better.
The art is great and serves to move the story along very well. The story is what hooks you in and the art is a nice companion to keep you hooked. Kudos to the art team.
Even if you haven't read this and are a fan of graphic novels, I would recommend it.
This is one of Shakespeare's stories that I remember reading as a kid but not really remembering in depth as an adult. And this is a great way to get reacquainted with the play/story. And while Romeo and Juliet is the much more remembered tragedy, this one is just as, if not a little bit better.
The art is great and serves to move the story along very well. The story is what hooks you in and the art is a nice companion to keep you hooked. Kudos to the art team.
Even if you haven't read this and are a fan of graphic novels, I would recommend it.
January 9, 2022
Aunque es inevitable que me supiera ya tanto la historia como el final, leer este clásico al fin ha sido un alivio, pues era uno de mis libros pendientes desde hace mucho tiempo.
Aún sabiendo la trama ha conseguido engancharme. Tal vez el hecho de que no le de 4 estrellas es que el denominado como "insta love" es palpable en toda la obra. Quiero decir, yo también estaría cautivada como Julieta si alguien me dijera las mismas cosas que Romeo le dice a ella, pero de ahí a enamorarse hasta el punto de suicidarse si él ya no está, lo veo un poco precipitado.
Aún sabiendo la trama ha conseguido engancharme. Tal vez el hecho de que no le de 4 estrellas es que el denominado como "insta love" es palpable en toda la obra. Quiero decir, yo también estaría cautivada como Julieta si alguien me dijera las mismas cosas que Romeo le dice a ella, pero de ahí a enamorarse hasta el punto de suicidarse si él ya no está, lo veo un poco precipitado.
September 7, 2018
Romeo y Julieta es una de las obras literarias que sentó las bases del idilio amoroso, que hoy se han vuelto un cliché. Aún así, leer esta tragedia es necesario para darnos cuenta que el proceso amoroso no ha cambiado mucho desde hace siglos. Recomendable, necesaria y obligada.
March 16, 2022
Es impresionante como un libro que no llama tanto la atención, si no mal el autor, me haya enganchado un montón, tiene muchas vueltas y mucho salseo, no se me parece maravilloso. Yo el que me leí fue “Otelo”.
January 19, 2020
Die Liebesgeschichte. Schwer zu lesen.
June 28, 2020
Es una historia muy hermosa, el verdadero amor 😍
December 31, 2020
un clásico, qué puede decir de la historia de amor más trágica.
November 22, 2022
a otelo le doy 3.5💫 y a romeo y julieta le doy 3💫 hamlet es superior
July 30, 2023
te odio yago y otelo neta q ingenuo no te merecía desdémona
September 21, 2023
otelo - 3 estrellas
romeo y julieta - 4 y media
gente hace 500 años: 😲😲😲
yo 2023 (ya me sabía el plot de ambas obras): 😲😲😲
romeo y julieta - 4 y media
gente hace 500 años: 😲😲😲
yo 2023 (ya me sabía el plot de ambas obras): 😲😲😲
October 9, 2021
3,5/5⭐
Número uno, se que este libros es del 1400 Masomenos y escrito por un hombre además pero dale Julieta, DALE no todo en la vida es un hombre mi amor no era como para suicidarse mi vida xd.
Número dos, quitando un poco lo anterior en si me gustó... Para ser una novela escrita por un hombre en el 1400 estuvo buena.🧍🏼♀️
Número tres, tengo tres ediciones de Romeo y Julieta en mi casa... Eso solo es un dato irrelevante y personal pero no entiendo cómo no lo ley hasta este año.😗✌🏻
Número uno, se que este libros es del 1400 Masomenos y escrito por un hombre además pero dale Julieta, DALE no todo en la vida es un hombre mi amor no era como para suicidarse mi vida xd.
Número dos, quitando un poco lo anterior en si me gustó... Para ser una novela escrita por un hombre en el 1400 estuvo buena.🧍🏼♀️
Número tres, tengo tres ediciones de Romeo y Julieta en mi casa... Eso solo es un dato irrelevante y personal pero no entiendo cómo no lo ley hasta este año.😗✌🏻
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January 8, 2012iraangeles
January 29, 2012
La calidad de la traducción de Pablo Neruda del Romeo y Julieta es extraordinaria -no se puede perder...
July 2, 2020
3.3 estrellas. ⭐
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