The Taming of the Shrew (Cliffs notes)

Cliffs Notes Editors

ISBN 10: 0822000814 / ISBN 13: 9780822000815

Published by Cliffs Notes, Inc., 1971

About this Item

[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: Reprint ] Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub Date: 6/1/1971 Binding: Paperback Pages: 60 Reprint edition.

Seller Inventory # 2340387

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Taming of the Shrew (Cliffs notes)
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822000814
• ISBN 13: 9780822000815
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and "tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility.

Book Description

This is a new edition of an anonymous play which appears to be an alternative version of Shakespeare's popular comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. Stephen Miller suggests that someone rewrote Shakespeare's more complicated version, making it shorter, simpler and different in some ways. The main difference between the two plays concerns the framing story of Christopher Sly, the drunk, who disappears early on in Shakespeare's version, but who has a much larger role in A Shrew.This edition provides a modernised text and extensive commentary.