William Shakespeare, "The Taming of the Shrew" (The Arden Shakespeare), 2nd Edition
Edited by Brian Morris
Arden Shakespeare | 2nd Edition | 1981 | ISBN: 1903436109 | 330 pages | siPDF | 5.7 MB
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy,
The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young men—the hopeful Lucentio and the worldly Petruchio—and the two sisters they meet in Padua. Lucentio falls in love with Bianca, the apparently ideal younger daughter of the wealthy Baptista Minola. But before they can marry, Bianca's formidable elder sister, Katherine, must be wed. Petruchio, interested only in the huge dowry, arranges to marry Katherine—against her will—and enters into a battle of the sexes that has endured as one of Shakespeare's most enjoyable works.
From the Back Cover The Arden Shakespeare is the definitive edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you to a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.
This edition of
The Taming of the Shrew provides:
- A clear and authoritative text
- Detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text.
- A full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play
- Appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts
Offering a wealth of helpful and incisive commentary. The Arden Shakespeare is the finest edition of Shakespeare you can find.
About The Arden Shakespeare series Arden Shakespeare is the most academically rigorous Shakespeare series in print, and the best-known English literature brand worldwide. In 1995 the Third Series of The Arden Shakespeare was launched. Now published under the imprint Arden Shakespeare, under the General Editorship of Richard Proudfoot, Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan and Henry Woudhuysen, the Arden Shakespeare Third Series is nearing completion. Each new volume supersedes the corresponding Second Series text, being meticulously edited from the original sources by a contemporary scholar.
Contents
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and References
Editions
Textual Commentaries
Other Works
Periodicals
Introduction
The text
The Copy
The Shrew and A Shrew
The date
Authorship and sources
The play
Its Afterlife
Structures
Themes
Education
Metamorphosis
Love and marriage
The Taming Of The Shrew
Appendix I Evidence to establish the relationship of The Shrew and A Shrew, from Samuel Hickson
Appendix II The Sly scenes in A Shrew
Appendix III A source and analogues |
