| The Taming of the Shrew Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Watts, Cedric (Introduction by), Watts, Cedric (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 1853260797 ISBN-13: 9781853260797 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Wordsworth Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.20 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously 'tames' a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways, so that Kate's apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere. Feminists have been divided in their responses. The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage and screen, notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. |