Four Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like it, Twelfth Night
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- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
27 October 1994
Summary
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 -…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140434545 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140434542 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare, G.R. Hibbard, Molly Mahood, Stanley Wells |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 27 October 1994 |
| Weight: | 468g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), a collection of sonnets and a variety of other poems.
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