William Shakespeare Complete Works The Tragedies
Based also on the new proofread and copy edited text of bestselling 2011 Flame Tree Illustrated Shakespeare, The Tragedies sits alongside The Histories and The Comedies to create a delightful three-set edition, with the works laid out in all their glory: clear, accessible and unfettered by fussy notes. The perfect match for The Decameron, The Divine Comedy and Don Quixote in Flame Tree's series of epic tales, Shakespeare's Complete Works is one of the masterpieces of literature, a must for every home, a wonderful read to enjoy and reminisce, and a treasure-house of cultural knowledge, highlighting every aspect of humankind.
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Lekan Balogun (Foreword) holds a PhD in Shakespeare and Intercultural Performance (Victoria University of Wellington) and BA and MA in Theatre Arts (University of Lagos Akoka). He has held fellowships at National University of Ireland, Galway (Visiting Fellow); University of Cape Town (Andrew W. Mellon); University of Bayreuth (Experienced Researcher); and Universität zu Köln (Georg Forster Researcher/Alexander von Humboldt). Balogun has worked in theatre as playwright, director and scholar for over two decades with globally recognized organizations including Royal Court Theatre, London; British Council; Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), Flinn Theater, Germany and the National Troupe of Nigeria. He is one of the leading scholar-performer-creative artists in Nigeria and has published consistently on Shakespeare in Africa (Nigeria) and the diaspora. At present, Balogun is a lecturer (New Writing and Intercultural Performance) in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries (PCI), University of Leeds, UK.