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"As You Like It" is one of the "Four Comedies" created by Shakespeare. The story mainly takes place in the forest of Arden, far away from the world. Created approximately between 1598-1600. "As You Like It" is based on the pastoral legend "Rosaline" written in the prose style of the 16th-century British writer Thomas Roach. This kind of paradise-style pastoral literature that sings about the pure and infinite love of shepherds is a long-standing artistic tradition in Europe. After the interruption of the pastoral legend in the Middle Ages, it flourished again in the Renaissance era.

Yukio Mishima's drama masterpiece, published in Chinese for the first time, is a dramatic demonstration of the mysterious madness of "normal" men and women. The more despicable, cruel, immoral, and filthy human affairs are, the more they need to be described in elegant language. After Sade was imprisoned, the Marquise de Sade remained chaste throughout her life and ran to rescue her husband from prison. In old age, when Sade was free, she suddenly broke up with him. Hidden within this mystery is something real and incomprehensible about human nature. With Madame de Sade as the center, the six female characters in the play respectively represent chastity, morality, God, sensuality, innocence, and the people. They move intertwinedly like planets, and the conflict of ideas forms the climax of the drama.

"The Tempest" is William Shakespeare's last complete masterpiece. The play celebrates pure love, friendship and good relationships between people.

This book is one of the Shakespeare drama collection series. This series is a bilingual version (English is the original British novel). The book is equipped with pen illustrations by the master illustrator Hugh Thomson. It also comes with a theater version audiobook with pure American pronunciation. This book is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies. General Macbeth, cousin of King Duncan of Scotland, returned from serving the king in countering rebellion and resisting invasion. Driven by ambition, he murdered Duncan and became king. In order to cover up others' eyes and prevent others from seizing the throne, he gradually killed Duncan's guards, Banquo, and the wife and children of the noble Macduff. Fear and suspicion make Macbeth more and more evil and cruel. Lady Macbeth went insane and committed suicide, which was also a great stimulus to him. With all the rebels and relatives separated, Macbeth faced the siege of Duncan's son and the English reinforcements he invited, and ended up bowing his head.

"Salome" is a drama written by Wilde and a representative work of aestheticism. The story was born out of the Bible and adapted by Oscar Wilde. It tells the story of Salome, who was rejected by St. John and turned from love to hatred. While dancing the seven-veil dance for King Herod, she took the opportunity to ask for John's head and then kissed his head.

The most controversial work "Lolita" by the stylist Nabokov inspired two directors to put it on the big screen twice, and also prompted Nabokov to try to write his only film script. The protagonist, a European immigrant who has received higher education but whose behavior exceeds the moral scope, becomes obsessed with a cute but dangerous and ruthless adolescent girl and begins a crazy love affair. In the book, Nabokov breaks the fixed expression patterns of sex, morality and beauty, and blends the structural and narrative language of the film to form a mischievous fantasy.

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"The Romance of the West Chamber" is one of the four famous classical Chinese dramas and the highlight of Yuan Dynasty dramas. The whole play tells the story of scholar Zhang Sheng and Miss Xiangguo Cui Yingying, with the help of a matchmaker, overcoming numerous obstacles from Sun Feihu, Cui's mother, Zheng Heng and others, and finally getting married. It celebrates the spirit of pursuing love and freedom.

This book is the fifth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

This book is the fourth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

This book is a volume of the complete collection of Chekhov's plays, including a total of nine one-act plays such as "The Road", "On the Harm of Tobacco", "Swan Song", and "The Bear". They are all short and interesting. Some works have experimental colors, reflecting Chekhov's special style exploration of one-act plays, and are an indispensable part of Chekhov's drama creation spectrum.

"Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" are recognized as Shakespeare's "four great tragedies". The stories are all taken from European historical legends. The four tragedies express the tragic conflict between humanistic ideals and the evil forces of real society and the disillusionment of ideals. "Hamlet" was written between 1599 and 1602. It tells the story of Hamlet's uncle Claudius who murdered Hamlet's father, usurped the throne, and married the king's widow Gertrude; Prince Hamlet therefore avenges his father on his uncle. "Othello" was written around 1603. It tells the story of a jealous Moor who killed his innocent wife because he believed his subordinates' slander. "King Lear" tells the story of the elderly King Lear who abdicated and was driven into the wilderness by his eldest and second daughters. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her. "Macbeth" was written in 1606. It tells the story of the greed for power of the greedy king and queen and their final overthrow.

This book is the sixth volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

"The Merchant of Venice" is Shakespeare's important early work and a highly satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

"Henry IV" is the most successful and popular of Shakespeare's historical dramas, and is regarded as the representative work of Shakespeare's historical dramas. The main content of this work is to reflect the process of Henry IV and his princes' desperate struggle against the rebellious princes and nobles. Shakespeare breaks through the network structure of traditional historical dramas in which multiple clues intertwine and develop, and adopts a structure in which two clues develop in parallel - the clue of court life represented by Henry IV and the clue of city life represented by Falstaff. In the play, the relaxed, mediocre, happy city life full of mischief is in sharp contrast with the tense, complicated palace life full of bloody conspiracies, making the content of the work not only exude a strong flavor of life, but also have a certain historical depth.

This book is the second volume, and this set of books is divided into six volumes. The three volumes of tragedies and three volumes of comedies include 11 tragedies such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" and 12 comedies such as "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor", all arranged in order of Shakespeare's writing time. This set of books is translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It has been tested for a long time and is worth reading and collecting by readers!

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"We Are Married" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, first published in 1623. The play describes how a beautiful and talented heroine goes to great lengths to win the love of a noble-born, arrogant and superficial playboy. The plot of the play is simple, but the dialogues between the characters are rich, diverse, delicate and vivid.

Most of the translations and introductions of Brecht in domestic academic circles focus on his dramatic works. In fact, before becoming a dramatist, Brecht was a well-known drama theorist and Marxist literary theorist. His "defamiliarization effect" and "epic drama theory", as well as the integration of Marxism with drama and Chinese tradition The drama method that perfectly combines culture with Western drama has influenced the Western drama theory community and the Chinese modern drama theory community since the Republic of China to this day. This book collects Brecht's works on epic drama that have not been translated in China, allowing readers to understand how his non-Aristotelian theoretical system was established.

"Troilus and Cressida" is a play written by the English playwright William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy and was first published in 1609. The play mainly tells two stories: one is the story of the famous Trojan War in ancient history; the other is the love story of Troilus and Cressida that unfolded against the backdrop of the Trojan War. The play reflects the theme of idealism being shattered under the cruel reality through the tragic love between Troilus and Cressida.

"Julius Caesar" (also translated as "Julius Caesar") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The plot tells that in the play, Caesar is the representative of the dictatorship. He has high achievements and strives to expand his own power, so it is inevitable to wear the imperial robe; while the republicans headed by Cassius and others oppose personal dictatorship and attempt to eradicate Caesar's power, but they are weak, so they instigate the highly respected Bruda to participate in their actions. Led by Bruda, the Republicans assassinated Caesar. Afterwards, Caesar's confidant Antony incited the Roman people with passionate speeches, causing them to change their original intentions and turn against Bruda, and expelled Bruda and others from the city of Rome. Finally, under siege by the soldiers of Antony and others, Bruda committed suicide and the republic was destroyed.

The play tells the story of uncle Claudius who murdered Hamlet's father, usurped the throne, and married the king's widow Gertrude; Prince Hamlet therefore avenged his father's death on his uncle. "Hamlet" is the longest of all Shakespeare's plays and also Shakespeare's most famous play.

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"Twelfth Night" is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics by Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. Plot: Sebadian and Weihenna, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately killed during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and lived in Ilia. Weihenna disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves a Countess Olivia. But Olivia didn't love him. Instead, she fell in love with Weihenna, who wooed her on the Duke's behalf. After some interesting twists and turns, Weihenna and Orsino, Olivia and Sebadian both formed a happy marriage. Although Olivia's original love was not Sebadian, his face was exactly the same as Weihena's, which fulfilled her wish.

"The Peach Blossom Fan" is a famous legendary script from the Qing Dynasty in China. The author Kong Shangren completed it after more than ten years and three revisions of the draft. Through the love story of Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun's joys and sorrows, it shows the history of the fall of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and summarizes the historical experience of the Ming Dynasty's three hundred years of subjugation, showing rich and complex social and historical content. This play shows the struggle between the Qingliu, represented by Fushe literati Hou Fangyu, Wu Ciwei, and Chen Dingsheng, and the powerful traitors, represented by Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying, in the late Ming Dynasty. It reveals the political corruption and reasons for the decline of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and reflects the social outlook at that time. That is what the author himself said: using the feelings of separation and reunion to write about the feelings of rise and fall, it is true to the facts and people, and it is well-founded.

This is one of Shakespeare's famous comedies. The play takes place in the town of Windsor and revolves around Falstaff's simultaneous courtship of Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. There are a lot of ridiculous plots and characters in the middle, such as Mrs. Ford's suspicious husband, Guikeli who passes messages between Miss Page's two suitors, and Evans whose unclear English pronunciation leads to a lot of jokes. While the main plot is going on, the side plot shows the young people's firm persistence in love. The daughter of the Page family unswervingly chooses the object of her pursuit, and successfully marries her lover with the help of Guikeli. This play is Shakespeare's mature work, with rich dialogues and a large number of witticisms. For Chinese readers, it is an important work for understanding Shakespeare's language style.

The plot of "The Romance of the West Chamber" is directly based on "The Romance of the West Chamber" written by Dong Jieyuan of the Jin Dynasty. Wang Shifu's "The Romance of the Western Chamber" is based on "The Romance of the Western Chamber" and made modifications in some key places, thus making up for the defects of the original work. This is mainly reflected in: on the one hand, many unnecessary branches and bloated parts have been deleted to make the structure more complete and the plot more concentrated; on the other hand, and more importantly, it is to make the characters in the play more clearly stick to their respective positions - the old lady strictly supervises her daughter, resolutely opposes the free union of Cui and Zhang, and maintains the innocence and dignity of the "prime minister's family tree". In this way, it not only increases the tension and attraction of the plot, but also makes the theme of the whole play more prominent and the characters more distinct. Coupled with its beautiful and expressive language, this script becomes a model of sophistication.

Montague's son Romeo and Capulet's daughter Juliet fell in love at first sight. They recognized each other in a novel and touching dialogue, discovered themselves, and developed a passionate love. However, they could not get married due to family feud. As a famous love tragedy in the history of literature, "Romeo and Juliet" shows the ultimate love and pain, explores the opposition between love and husband's power, individual and social structure, and demonstrates a strong humanistic color. Its passionate language and magnificent imagination deepen the aesthetic connotation, making the play still glow with enduring romantic vitality a hundred years later. The introduction and annotations of this book are compiled by Professor Jill Levenson, Honorary Vice President of the International Shakespeare Society. It analyzes this Shakespeare classic love tragedy from multiple perspectives such as the mythological origin of the story, the violence in patriarchal society, the use of word games and rhetorical techniques, and the history of script performance.

"The Man Without a Father", also known as "Platonov", is a work written by the great dramatist Anton Chekhov when he was studying at the age of 19. Although he was a little immature, he already showed his amazing creative talent. The translator, Mr. Tong Daoming, is a famous drama critic and an industry-recognized expert on Chekhov. The script describes the decline of provincial aristocratic estates and depicts the image of a group of intellectuals, represented by the protagonist Platonov, who have nothing to do and spend their days in melancholy. It is the precursor of a series of "superfluous people" characters at the end of the century created in Chekhov's later works. As the book's introduction author and well-known director Wang Xiaoying said, "Platonov's excellence and sensitivity make him like the nerve endings of the organic whole of human beings. He feels and bears the spiritual distress that belongs to us all before us and is stronger than us... Is Platonov noble or despicable? Tragic or tragic? Is it comic? Will it make people cry or laugh? Should we sympathize with him or despise him? ... The 19-year-old Chekhov leaves today's people at a loss, and the modernity of "The Man Without a Father" may lie in this. "This book is the sixth volume of the "Famous Guide Edition" of "The Complete Works of Chekhov's Plays", with audio interpretations of famous scenes from Chekhov's plays. I would like to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Chekhov's death - his stage contains all the pain and expectations of this era.

"The Taming of the Shrew" is Shakespeare's early comedy work with a funny and interesting plot. It tells the story of a smart man who used ingenious strategies to successfully transform a grumpy rich girl into a gentle and virtuous wife. In the story, the characters' distinctive personalities and vivid dialogues are impressive.

It is a comedy written by the British playwright William Shakespeare. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a romantic comedy that tells a love story in which lovers finally get married.

This book tells the story of the protagonist Chun Yufen who lost his official position and returned home. One day he was drunk and lying under the ancient locust tree in front of the court. He fell into a deep dream. In his dream, he imagined that he entered the country of ants "Huai'an Kingdom" and was summoned by King Huai'an as his consort...

Zhu Shenghao's 1947 World Book Company translation, original flavor. The British vintage cover features exquisite illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, president of the Royal Watercolor Society in the 19th century, reviving the classic. It includes three chapters: "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "As You Like It".

"The Tempest" (also translated as "The Tempest") is one of the "Complete Chinese Translation Classics of Xu Yuanchong" and one of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The plot tells the story of Duke Probe of Milan, whose title was usurped by his younger brother Antonius. He fled to a desert island with his infant daughter Miranda and relied on magic to become the owner of the island. Later, he created a storm and brought the ships of the nearby King of Naples, Prince Ferdinand and accompanying Antonius to the desert island. He also used magic to facilitate the marriage between the prince and Miranda. The ending is that Probet restored his title, forgave his enemies, and returned home.

This series collects excellent Chinese translations of Chekhov's dramatic works and publishes them in four volumes. This volume contains the famous plays "The Seagull" and "Ivanov". The comedy "The Seagull" describes the love ideals and experiences of Nina, a wealthy rural girl. It was performed at the Moscow Art Theater in 1898 and achieved unprecedented success. The image of the flying seagull became the emblem of the Moscow Art Theater. "Ivanov" is Chekhov's first dramatic masterpiece.

"King Lear" is one of Shakespeare's four famous tragedies and an ancient British legend. The story itself took place around the 8th century. Later, many plays were compiled in the UK. In addition to Shakespeare, there is also an earlier unknown work among the existing plays. It is generally believed that Shakespeare's King Lear was adapted from this play. The story tells that after the aged King Lear abdicated the throne, he was driven into the wilderness by his eldest daughter and his second daughter. The third daughter, who became the Queen of France, led an army to save her father, but was killed. King Lear died sadly beside her.

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a fantasy comic opera in three acts. Otto Nikolai composed the music for the play from 1845 to 1849. He had achieved many successes with his Italian operas before, but this opera was his most successful among his German operas. He made slight changes to the libretto. The overture of the opera is lively, relaxed and beautiful, and is deeply loved. It is often performed independently in concerts. Many master conductors did not record the entire play, but they did record the overture, such as Furtwängler and Karajan.

"Twelfth Night" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It was written around 1600-1602. It was registered at the Bookstore in 1623 and included in the First Folio in the same year. Sebastian and Viola, twin brothers and sisters, were unfortunately in danger during a sea voyage. They each escaped by chance and ended up living in Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man and works as a page for Duke Orsino. She secretly loves the Duke, but the Duke loves Olivia, a countess. But Olivia did not love him, but fell in love with Viola, who wooed her on behalf of the Duke. After some interesting twists and turns, Viola and Orsino, Olivia and Sebastian both formed a happy relationship. Although Olivia didn't originally love Sebastian. But his face was exactly the same as Viola's, which satisfied her wish.

"Faust" is a long poetic tragedy that Goethe based on folklore and created with sixty years of hard work. It is called the crowning work of Enlightenment literature. It is also called the four major European classical literary masterpieces along with "Homer's Epic", "The Divine Comedy" and "Hamlet". In the book, in order to explore the meaning of life, Faust signed a contract with the devil Mephisto and exchanged his soul for youth. He pursued knowledge, love, beauty, and achievements, and finally realized that only those who strive for freedom and survival every day are worthy of enjoying freedom and survival.

"Antony and Cleopatra" is a Roman tragedy written by Shakespeare around 1607. It is derived from "Lives of the Greeks and Romans" written by the ancient Roman historian Plutarch.

"The Merchant of Venice" is a play written by the British playwright Shakespeare. It is a satirical comedy. It was made around 1596-1597. The plot of the play unfolds through three clues: one is Portia's choice of marriage; one is Jessica and Lorenzo's love and elopement; and the other is the contract dispute of "cutting a pound of flesh". The theme of the script is to praise benevolence, friendship and love. It also reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law and religion in bourgeois society. An important literary achievement of this play is to create the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark.

"Dialogues of Lugianos" includes 20 works, including "Dialogues of Gods", "Dialogues of Poseidons", "Dialogues of Dead Men", and "Dialogues of Prostitutes". His works have keen thinking, vivid writing, pungency and humor. They were highly praised in ancient times and had a great influence on later generations. Engels called him the "Voltaire" of ancient times.

"Selected Collection of Shakespeare's Plays" is a collection of Shakespeare's four classic plays "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Merchant of Venice". Zhu Shenghao's classic translation is original and vivid.

This set of books is the first complete work of Shakespeare in verse in the Chinese-speaking world. The original form of Shakespeare's drama is a verse drama, which is a verse drama with blank verse as its basic form. Translating poetry into verse, trying to make the translation closer to the original appearance of Shakespeare's drama in terms of tone and language rhythm, is the ultimate appeal of this version. "Romantic Comedies Volume 2" contains four romantic comedies written by Shakespeare. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare around 1590-1596. It depicts a series of stories centered on the wedding of Theseus, the Grand Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta. "Chasing Shadows" should have been written between 1598 and 1599. It was Shakespeare's creation during the most mature period of comedy writing. The content is lively, joyful and full of philosophical thoughts. The theme of the story is masks, disguises or games, and the characters in the play explore self-awareness, sincerity and respect in the relationship between men and women. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is one of Shakespeare's comedies. It mainly shaped the image of Falstaff, the fallen knight, and triggered a series of ridiculous stories. "Twelfth Night" is the end of Shakespeare's early comedy creation. With a lyrical style and romantic comedy form, this work once again eulogizes the beautiful humanistic ideals of love and friendship, and expresses the beauty of life and love.

This collection of Shakespeare's comedies translated by Zhu Shenghao includes selected plays such as "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", etc. It revolves around the themes of love, friendship and marriage, but the plots are vivid and rich, with eternal charm.

"Selected Plays of Shakespeare" is compiled by Mr. Zhu Shenghao. It includes five classic plays: "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night", "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet" and "King Lear". Basically reflects the creative characteristics of Shakespeare's plays in the early and middle periods. The language of Shakespeare's plays is completely poetic. It is as gentle as flowing water and as turbulent as the waves crashing on the shore. It is endlessly memorable. Shakespeare no longer belongs to a certain country or nation. He is a symbol of human civilization. His plays have been translated into many languages ​​and are loved by readers around the world. Since Shakespeare was introduced to China in the early 20th century, he has been deeply loved by generations of Chinese readers.

Zhu Shenghao's 1947 World Book Company translation, original flavor. The British vintage cover features exquisite illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, president of the Royal Watercolor Society in the 19th century, reviving the classic. Contains "The Comedy of Errors", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona".

Shakespeare was a great playwright and poet during the English Renaissance. His plays had a huge influence around the world and were an insurmountable literary peak. In addition to the well-known "Four Comedies", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night" and "As You Like It", this edition also selects four famous works: "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Tempest", "The Winter's Tale" and "Weddings". They take love and friendship as their themes, contain the beautiful ideals of humanism, and are filled with optimism.

"Heartbreak House" is one of the series of "Masterpieces of World Literature in Chinese Translation". It is a three-act comedy created by Irish dramatist Bernard Shaw in 1919. The plot takes place in the English countryside on the eve of the outbreak of World War I. "Heartbreak House" is deliberately written in the atmosphere-creating style of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard". The script has a subtitle:\