The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare, Signet Classic)

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 0451526791 / ISBN 13: 9780451526793

Published by Signet, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare, Signet...

Publisher: Signet

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's controversial comedy.

Featuring the tumultuous relationship of Petruchio and the headstrong Katherina, this popular comedy goes beyond courtship to explore what happens after a determined man marries a woman who refuses to be tamed. 

This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:

· An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
· A special introduction to the play by the editor, Robert B. Heilman
· Sources from which Shakespeare derived The Taming of the Shrew
· Dramatic criticism from Richard Hosley, Maynard Mack, Germaine Greer, and others
· A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions
· Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text
· And more...

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.