Four Comedies - The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like it, Twelfth Night (Paperback)

'Therefore they thought it good you hear a play And frame your mind to mirth and merriment'

Shakespearean comedy has as much to do with the structure and movement of the drama as with the wit of its dialogue or the humour of its characters. In these four comedies there is a near-tragic crisis at which disaster or happiness may ensue, but the overriding force of goodwill and the power of understanding, love and generosity brings us through to a joyful conclusion.

In comedy, 'sweet are the uses of adversity', so that the most bitter circumstances - exile, oppression, unrequited love - can give rise to higher feelings of friendship, respect, sympathy and acceptance. In this collection of Shakespeare's four most spirited comedies, each text comes complete with notes and an introduction, making this edition of particular value to students, scholars and theatre-goers.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1994
First published:	April 1995
Authors:	William Shakespeare
Editors:	G.R. Hibbard • Molly Mahood • Stanley Wells
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	688
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-043454-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts
LSN:	0-14-043454-2
Barcode:	9780140434545

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