A midsummer night's dream / William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom.
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TextSeries: Shakespeare, William, Works ; Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.Description: xxxix, 173 p. ; 19 cmISBN: - 030010653X (pbk.)
- 9780300106534 (pbk.)
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 822.33 S527 P7 | Available | 33111006858191 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Each volume of The Annotated Shakespeare proves to be a splendid addition to the series."--Tita French Baumlin, Southwest Missouri State University
From the hilarious mischief of the elf Puck to the rough humor of the self-centered Bottom and his fellow players, from the palace of Theseus in Athens to the magic wood where fairies play, Shakespeare's lyrical A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play of enchantment and an insightful portrait of the predicaments of love. This extensively annotated edition makes Midsummer completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and provides a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader.
Burton Raffel's on-page annotations offer generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. In his introduction he explores the complexities of A Midsummer Night's Dream . And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom examines the play's extraordinary mélange of characters.
Includes bibliographical references.
About this book -- Introduction -- Some essentials of the Shakespearean stage -- A midsummer night's dream -- An essay by Harold Bloom -- Further reading -- Finding list.
Presents the annotated text of Shakespeare's dramatic comedy in which two sets of lovers get lost in the woods and become caught up in a dispute between the fairy king and queen, along with a group of local actors preparing a play for Duke Theseus' wedding.