The Merry Wives of Windsor

Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. G. R. Hibbard was Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Catherine Richardson is Reader in Renaissance Studies at the University of Kent. Klappentext In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Zusammenfassung In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Richardson, William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Catherine Richardson (Introduction), Richardson Catherine (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.10.2015
• EAN: 9780141396576
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139657-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; DRAMA / Shakespeare, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean