Tales from Shakspeare

book by Charles and Mary Lamb
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Tales from Shakspeare

Summary

Tales from Shakspeare is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tales from Shakspeare authored Charles Lamb[3].
  • Tales from Shakspeare authored Mary Lamb[4].
  • Tales from Shakspeare's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Tales from Shakspeare's based on is recorded as William Shakespeare's plays[6].
  • Tales from Shakspeare's Commons category is recorded as Tales from Shakespeare[7].
  • Tales from Shakspeare's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Merchant of Venice[9].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Winter's Tale[10].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Romeo and Juliet[11].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises King Lear[12].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Othello[13].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Tempest[14].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Hamlet, Prince of Denmark[15].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Macbeth[16].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Cymbeline[17].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Much Ado About Nothing[18].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Preface[19].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises A Midsummer Night's Dream[20].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Pericles, Prince of Tyre[21].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Timon of Athens[22].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises Twelfth Night, or What You Will[23].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Comedy of Errors[24].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Two Gentlemen of Verona[25].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises The Taming of the Shrew[26].
  • Tales from Shakspeare comprises As You Like It[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Charles Lamb[3], a writer[28], 1775–1834[29], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[30] and Mary Lamb[4], a poet[31], 1764–1847[32], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[33], specialised in poetry[34].

Publication

Tales from Shakspeare was published on 1807[35]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Othello[36], The Winter's Tale[37], Hamlet[38], The Merchant of Venice[39], King Lear[40], and Macbeth[41].

Why It Matters

Tales from Shakspeare ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  26. [35] . 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. wikidata.org.
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  32. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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