SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM /STAUNTON, HOWARD editor — The complete illustrated Shakespeare

Wordsworth Editions 1989 wih over 800 illustrations by Sir John Gilbert R.A. Reprint of mid-nineteenth century ed 3 vlos in one: 746 + 771 +814 p., illus., glossarial index HARDCOVER: (Or. green gilt. cloth. Dust jacket. Pages start browning, else VERY GOOD / AS NEW Rare in this very fine condition.Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer England has ever produced, not only because of the quality of his works, but also because of his enormous influence on the English language, in which hundreds of words, expressions and quotes are still attributed to him. He wrote 154 sonnets and a number of longer poems and can be regarded as the first modern playwright. His stage oeuvre consists of 38 works, divided into three genres: tragedies, historical plays and comedies on timeless, universal themes that are still used today for theatrical adaptations, operas, musicals and films.