A Midsummer Night’s Dream Texts and Contexts
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Texts and Contexts by William Shakespeare is published by Bedford/St. Martin’s in 1999 and spans 346 pages. This edition reprints the Bevington edition of the play and includes four sets of primary documents and illustrations that provide insights into early modern culture and Shakespeare’s work within that context.
Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of the themes surrounding popular and royal festivity, communities of women, marriage expectations, and the supernatural. The included texts, such as facsimiles of period documents, county records, and reports of court entertainments, enhance the understanding of the play’s cultural significance. This edition serves as a resource for those interested in drama and the historical context of Shakespeare’s writing.
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This edition of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream reprints the Bevington edition of the play accompanied by four sets of primary documents and illustrations thematically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeare’s work within that culture. The texts, including facsimiles of period documents, conduct literature, county records, reports of court entertainments, and Queen Elizabeth’s speeches, contextualize the play’s treatment of popular and royal festivity, communities of women (including Amazons, gossips, and nuns), marriage expectations, and the supernatural.
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