A Midsummer Night's Dream [简装] 0743477545

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library) ·Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play ·Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play ·Scene-by-scene plot summaries ·A key to famous lines and phrases ·An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language ·An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play ·Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Catherine Belsey The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library) ·Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play ·Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play ·Scene-by-scene plot summaries ·A key to famous lines and phrases ·An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language ·An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play ·Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Catherine Belsey The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. Spotlight Reviews Reviewer: R. J Marsella (Bell Canyon, Ca USA) Midsummer Night's Dream is the bards most fantasical play in the true sense of the word. The language is absolutely beautiful and the plot is so creative and wonderful. This is a play that can be enjoyed over and over again for a lifetime. In some respects this is the perfect play to introduce young people to Shakespeare and hopefully inspire a lifelong love of his work. Reviewer: Nightsky "wild soul" (Finland) Ah, the Bard...how I love Shakespeare! A playwright like no other, this is my all time favorite of his. A Midsummer Night's Dream is poetic, sassy, and sultry...just love it. I think I've read it near thirty times by now. But, indeed, how does one leave alone a play with such great poetry? Hermia, a fair maid of Athens, is in love with Lysander. However, her father wants her to marry Demetrius, a youth who, until looking upon Hermia, loved Helena, even wooed her. Now he swears to love only Hermia, though Helena passionately begs him to come back to her. Egeus (Hermia's father) goes to Theseus, Duke of Athens, asking permission to dispose of Hermia unless she consents to marry Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plot to fly from Athens, meeting in a grove that very night, and tell Helena of their plan. Helena, however, seeking to win Demetrius' love again, tells him of the plan. This beautiful tale of four lovers is interwoven with the story of commoner actors and magical fairies and their meeting in the same grove that night. Brilliantly done. I cannot think of enough praise for this amazing play...it transports you to a different world completely. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The son of a successful middle-class glove-maker, Shakespeare attended grammar school, but his formal education proceeded no further. In 1582, he married an older woman, Anne Hathaway, and had three children with her. Around 1590 he left his family behind and traveled to London to work as an actor and playwright. Public and critical success quickly followed, and Shakespeare eventually became the most popular playwright in England and part owner of the Globe Theater. His career bridged the reigns of Elizabeth Iand James I ; he was a favorite of both monarchs. Wealthy and renowned, Shakespeare retired to Stratford and died in 1616 at the age of 52.

ISBN	0743477545
出版社	Washington Square Press
作者	威廉?莎士比亚 (William Shakespeare)
尺寸	32开