Much ado about nothing

Klappentext The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Much Ado About Nothing has long been celebrated as one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. The central relationship, between Benedick and Beatrice, is wittily combative until love prevails. Broader comedy is provided by Dogberry, Verges and the watchmen. The drama ranges between the destructively sinister and the lyrically romantic, giving the whole a complex and sometimes problematic character. Numerous revivals, in the theatre and on screen, have displayed the lively variety and interpretative openness of this engaging comedy. Zusammenfassung This book has long been celebrated as one of Shakespeare's popular comedies. It describes the central relationship! between Benedick and Beatrice! which is combative until love prevails.

Product details

• Authors: Shakespeare, William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Keith Carabine (Editor), Cedric Watts (Editor), Prof. Cedric Watts (Editor), Professor Cedric Watts (Editor), Keith Carabine (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Wordsworth
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1995
• EAN: 9781853262548
• ISBN: 978-1-85326-254-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Wordsworth Classics; Wordsworth Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; DRAMA / Shakespeare, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean