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A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Pelican Shakespeare

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Pelican Shakespeare
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Shakespeare
Edited by Stephen Orgel
Edited by A.R. Braunmuller
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:90
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 127
Category/GenreShakespeare plays
ISBN/Barcode 9780143128588
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Plume
Publication Date 5 July 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Updated for the 21st-century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

Author Biography

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. Russ McDonald is a professor of English in Goldsmiths College at the University of London. He is the author of The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare. He has served as a trustee of the Shakespeare Association of America and was a director of the Teaching Shakespeare Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Reviews

"Gorgeous new Shakespeare paperbacks." -Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings "I have been using the Pelican Shakespeare for years in my lecture course--it's invaluable, the best individual-volume series available for students." -Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University