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A Midsummer Night's Dream

By William Shakespeare
Edited by Wolfgang Clemen

By William Shakespeare
Edited by Wolfgang Clemen

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May 01, 1998 | ISBN 9780451526960

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
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About A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood provide the materials for one of Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies.

When four young lovers, fleeing the law and their own mismatched rivalries, take to the forest of Athens, their lives become entangled with a feud between the King and Queen of the Fairies, resulting in a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, merriment and farce….

This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

• An overview of Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Wolfgang Clemen
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Dramatic criticism from William Hazlitt, John Russell Brown, Frank Hermode, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings

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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems;… More about William Shakespeare

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Category: Literary Criticism

Mass Market Paperback | $5.95
Published by Signet
May 01, 1998 | 240 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780451526960

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Table Of Contents

A Midsummer Night?s Dream – William Shakespeare – Edited by Wolfgang Clemen William Hazlitt: From The Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays
Henry Alonzo Myers: ?Romeo and Juliet? and ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream?: Tragedy and Comedy
John Russell Brown From Shakespeare and His Comedies
Frank Kermode: ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream?
Linda Bamber: The Status of the Feminine in Shakespearean Comedy
Sylvan Barnet: ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream? on the Stage and Screen

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY:
Camille Wells Slights: From Shakespeare?s Comic Commonwealths

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