A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is presented in this extensively annotated edition published by Yale University Press on March 8, 2005. This 224-page work captures the enchanting mischief of characters like Puck and Bottom, set against the backdrop of both the Athenian palace and a magical forest. The annotations make the text accessible to contemporary readers, serving as a valuable resource for students, teachers, and anyone interested in Shakespeare’s exploration of love and its complexities.
Readers will find that this edition includes on-page annotations by Burton Raffel, which assist with Elizabethan vocabulary, pronunciation, and alternative interpretations. The introduction delves into the intricacies of the play, while a concluding essay by Harold Bloom offers insights into its diverse characters. This edition not only enhances understanding of the drama but also enriches the experience of engaging with Shakespeare’s work in a modern context.
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“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.
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