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A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare ; edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Folger Library general reader's ShakespeareNew York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009, c1993Description: lii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 17 cmISBN:
  • 9780743477543
Other title:
  • At head of title: Folger Shakespeare library
Uniform titles:
  • A midsummer night's dream. (1594-96)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 2878.M6 .Sh15 2009
Contents:
Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream -- Reading Shakespeare's language: A midsummer night's dream -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- A midsummer night's dream: text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- A midsummer night's dream: a modern perspective / by Catherine Belsey -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
Summary: Shakespeare's popular comedy of love and mistaken identity is accompanied by a section on reading Shakespeare's language, information on Shakespeare's life and theater, explanatory notes, annotated reading lists, and an essay.Summary: Introduces Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, discussing plot and characters, possible sources of inspiration for the play, the history of early performances, and how the productions have evolved over the years.
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Fiction Fiction DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Fiction Fiction PR 2878.M6 .Sh15 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3HSL2014001135

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202)

Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream -- Reading Shakespeare's language: A midsummer night's dream -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- A midsummer night's dream: text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- A midsummer night's dream: a modern perspective / by Catherine Belsey -- Key to famous lines and phrases.

Shakespeare's popular comedy of love and mistaken identity is accompanied by a section on reading Shakespeare's language, information on Shakespeare's life and theater, explanatory notes, annotated reading lists, and an essay.

Introduces Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, discussing plot and characters, possible sources of inspiration for the play, the history of early performances, and how the productions have evolved over the years.

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