A Collins Classroom Classics - KS3 classic text and A-level set text student edition

This classic edition of Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream is perfect for readers of all ages: it comes complete with the play, plus an introduction providing context, on page notes, timeline, and a character and theme index.

• Affordable high quality complete play for A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Demystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentary
• Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretations
• Recall plot summaries at the beginning of each scene
• Support revision and essay writing with theme and character indexes
• Help with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare's life and times

About the author

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

Mike Gould is a former Head of English and an experienced author who has written over 150 books and other resources for teachers and students, including GCSE and IGCSE textbooks and digital support material. He has also been a Senior Lecturer in English and Education, teaching the history of the English language, creative writing and how to apply new technologies to the English classroom.

Summary

This classic edition of Shakespeare’s a Midsummer Night’s Dream is perfect for readers of all ages: it comes complete with the play, plus an introduction providing context, on page notes, timeline, and a character and theme index.

Product details

• Authors: Collins GCSE, William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Peter Alexander (Editor)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 14
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780008400491
• ISBN: 978-0-00-840049-1
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 178 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Collins Classroom Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, DRAMA / Shakespeare, STUDY AIDS / Book Notes, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, Interest age: from c 11 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, For secondary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, Educational: literature in languages other than English, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (England & Wales)