Description
A major new edition by a leading feminist scholar An enduringly popular, and much performed play Comprehensive introduction with 20 illustrations Appendix gives full facsimile of the play's "sister" play The Taming of A Shrew
About the Author
Barbara Hodgdon is Professor of English at the University of Michigan. She is the author of The Shakespeare Trade: Performances and Appropriations, the Arden 3 Online Performance Project, The End Crowns All: Closure and Contradiction in Shakespeare's History, and two books exploring Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts One and Two as texts and in performance.
Reviews
'a spry, supple introduction to the play...Hodgson's performance history is particularly impressive: closely aligned to the breadth of critical readings, but suggesting the comedy's challenges and even, its charms.' * Plays International (February 2011) *
'Barbara Hodgdon is a distinguished feminist scholar whose reading of the play offers a stimulating array of ideas and questions about this enduringly popular yet challenging comedy.' * Sardines Magazine (Autumn 2010) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781903436936
Author William Shakespeare
Format Paperback
Page Count 472
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 512g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm