Much Ado About Nothing

Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon! on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen! he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins! Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet! Shakespeare’s only son! died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London! where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet! but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford! where he died in 1616! others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death. Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Research  emerita  at the Folger Shakespeare Library! Consulting Editor of  Shakespeare Quarterly ! and author of  The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare’s Romances  and of essays on Shakespeare’s plays and their editing. Paul Werstine is Professor of English at the Graduate School and at King’s University College at Western University. He is a general editor of the New Variorum Shakespeare and author of  Early Modern Playhouse Manuscripts and the Editing of Shakespeare  and of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare’s plays. Klappentext Featuring one of Shakespeare's most complex histories! this revised and repackaged edition includes an updated bibliography! suggested references! stage and film history of the play! and an overview of Shakespeare's life. Young Adult. Zusammenfassung Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight! but an outsider! Don John! strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from The Folger Shakespeare Library! the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers! includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Gail Kern Paster The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington! DC! is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works! and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year! the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information! visit Folger.edu. ...

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare, William/ Mowat Shakespeare, Paul Werstine
• Assisted by: Barbara A. Mowat (Editor), Dr Barbara a. Mowat (Editor), Dr. Barbara A. Mowat (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)
• Publisher: Pocket Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2005
• EAN: 9780743484947
• ISBN: 978-0-7434-8494-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Folger Shakespeare Library; Folger Shakespeare Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet