The Taming of the Shrew

by Shakespeare, William

• ISBN13: 9780451526793
• ISBN10: 0451526791
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781440628399
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780451503312, 9780451504678, 9780451507921, 9780451511010, 9780451512178, 9780451513854, 9780451515063, 9780451516374, 9780451518538, 9780451520487, 9780451521262, 9780451522078, 9781439500910
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Signet Classics
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Summary

Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. It also contains text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest most readable type. Special introduction by Robert B. Heilman, University of Washington.

Author Biography

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Table of Contents

Shakespeare: An Overview	p. vii
Biographical Sketch	p. vii
A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians	p. xi
The Shakespeare Canon	p. xv
Shakespeare's English	p. xviii
Shakespeare's Theater	p. xxvi
A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles	p. xxxiii
Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry	p. xxxvi
The Play Text as a Collaboration	p. xliii
Editing Texts	p. xlix
Shakespeare on the Stage	p. liv
Introduction	p. lxiii
The Taming of the Shrew	p. 1
Textual Note	p. 111
A Note on the Sources of The Taming of the Shrew	p. 115
Commentaries
Sources and Analogues of The Taming of the Shrew	p. 119
From Engagement and Detachment in Shakespeare's Plays	p. 141
From The Female Eunuch	p. 145
From Shakespeare's Comedy of Love	p. 147
Sexism and the Battle of Sexes in The Taming of the Shrew	p. 163
Missing Frames and Female Spectacles	p. 169
From Shakespeare's Comic Commonwealths	p. 171
The Taming of the Shrew on Stage and Screen	p. 179
Suggested References	p. 191
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