Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest

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Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest

Name: Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest
Brand: Signet Classics
SKU: 527313
Price: 7.16 USD
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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780451527318

Edited By: Sylvan Barnet

By: William Shakespeare

Signet Classics / 1998 / Paperback

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Collection of Shakespeare's comedies - The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest - each of which represents a significant stage in the development of the world's greatest dramatist. These are reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars. Texts printed in the clearest, most readable type. Name of each speaker is given in full. Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page keyed to the numbered lines of the text. Textual notes. Updated bibliography.

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Title: Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
Vendor: Signet Classics
Publication Date: 1998

Dimensions: 6 7/8 X 4 1/8 X 1 (inches)
Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 0451527313
ISBN-13: 9780451527318
Stock No: WW527313

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Four of the Bard's most famous comedies—including The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest.

"Comedies," as one of William Shakespeare's contemporaries wrote, "begin in trouble and end in peace." This is certainly true of the four masterworks selected for this collection, each of which represents a significant stage in the Bard’s development as a writer. Reading these plays, we sample the whole comic spectrum of the Elizabethan world.

This comedy collection in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

• An overview of William Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater
• A special introduction by the series’ general editor, Sylvan Barnet
• Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings