A midsummer night's dream / William Shakespeare ; edited by Russ McDonald.
Material type: TextSeries: Pelican ShakespearePublication details: New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2000.Description: liii, 88 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 0140714553 (pbk.)
- 9780140714555 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 822.33 S527 P7 | Available | 33111003521925 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
The theatrical world -- The texts of Shakespeare -- Introduction -- Note on the text -- A midsummer night's dream.
An annotated edition of Shakespeare's comedy in which young lovers enter a world of sprites and fairies, and an amateur play production entertains all; also includes essays on Shakespeare's theatrical world and his texts, and a scholarly introduction.