Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-237). At head of title: Folger Shakespeare library. 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.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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