A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, published by Cambridge University Press on April 28, 2003, is a scholarly edition that spans 156 pages. This edition features a comprehensive introduction by Foakes, who navigates the critical and scholarly discussions surrounding the play, providing insights without being patronizing. The text is presented in English and is designed to engage readers with its editorial clarity.
Readers will find that this updated edition includes a new section in the introduction that addresses significant professional theatre productions and recent scholarly criticism related to the play. Additionally, the revised and augmented Reading List offers further resources for exploration. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in drama, literary collections, and literary criticism, making it a noteworthy addition to the study of Shakespeare’s work.
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‘ a fine example of judicious editorial writing. Foakes guides the reader securely and fluently through the critical and scholarly disputes that have accumulated around the play. He manages to be informative without being patronizing, and detached with out failing to offer opinions.’The Times Higher Education SupplementFor this updated edition a new section of the Introduction takes account of important professional theatre productions and the large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared in recent years. The Reading List has also been revised and augmented.
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