Description |
lvii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-237). |
Note |
At head of title: Folger Shakespeare library. |
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With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies. |
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 i ntroduction 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. |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
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Theseus, King of Athens -- Drama.
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Hippolyta (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Courtship -- Drama.
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Athens (Greece) -- Drama.
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Added Author |
Mowat, Barbara A.
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Werstine, Paul.
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Folger Shakespeare Library.
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ISBN |
1501146211 |
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9781501146213 |
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