Four Comedies

Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain)! a collection of sonnets and a variety of other poems. Klappentext A Penguin Classics edition containing The Taming of the Shrew ! A Midsummer Night's Dream ! As You Like It ! and Twelfth Night Shakespearean comedy has as much to do with the structure and movement of the drama as with the wit of its dialogue or the humour of its characters. In these four comedies there is a near-tragic crisis at which disaster or happiness may ensue! but the overriding force of goodwill and the power of understanding! love and generosity brings us through to a joyful conclusion. In comedy! 'sweet are the uses of adversity'! so that the most bitter circumstances - exile! oppression! unrequited love - can give rise to higher feelings of friendship! respect! sympathy and acceptance. In this collection of Shakespeare's four most spirited comedies! each text comes complete with notes and an introduction! making this edition of particular value to students! scholars and theatre-goers. For more than seventy years! Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1!700 titles! Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors! as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Shakespearean comedy has as much to do with the structure and movement of the drama as with the wit of its dialogue or the humour of its characters. This title contains four comedies wherein there is a near-tragic crisis at which disaster or happiness may ensue....

Product details

• Authors: G. R. Hibbard, M. Mahood, William Shakespeare, Stanley Wells
• Assisted by: G. R. Hibbard (Editor), M. Mahood (Editor), Molly Mahood (Editor), Stanley Wells (Editor), Stanley W. Wells (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.1994
• EAN: 9780140434545
• ISBN: 978-0-14-043454-5
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights