Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's

Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night (Bantam Classics)

The Taming of the Shrew
Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of willsâ€“and loveâ€“with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeareâ€™s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world.

The Merchant of Venice
This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literatureâ€“Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The â€œpound of fleshâ€ he demands as payment of Antonioâ€™s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best.

Twelfth Night
Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clownâ€™s plaintive song.

Each Edition Includes:
â€¢ Comprehensive explanatory notes
â€¢ Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
â€¢ Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English
â€¢ Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories
â€¢ An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Country USA
Brand Bantam Classics
Manufacturer Bantam Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553212815
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1988-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553212815

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam Classics
Manufacturer	Bantam Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780553212815
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1988-01-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553212815

Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night (Bantam Classics)