A Midsummer Night's Dream - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619492237 ISBN 13: 9781619492233

Publisher: Empire Books, 2011

Synopsis

Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius because she loves Lysander, and her friend Helena loves Demetrius. The romantic confusion thickens when Puck – a troublesome sprite – interferes. Shakespeare’s beloved comedy ends happily after a string of mishaps and mistaken identities have been resolved.

About this title

Book Description:

An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways. Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character and sense of theatre. Substantially revised and extended in full colour, classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive 'Stagecraft', 'Write about it', 'Language in the play', 'Characters' and 'Themes' features. Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference. Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and Shakespeare. Includes rich, exciting colour photos of performances of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' from around the world.

From the Publisher:

An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Empire Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1619492237
• ISBN 13: 9781619492233
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134