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A Midsummer Night's Dream

(Folger Shakespeare Library)

By William Shakespeare

(351)

| Mass Market Paperback | 9780743477543

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Book Description

Each edition includes:

• Freshly edited text based on the best early

printed version of the play

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play

• Scene-by-scene plot summaries

• A key to famous lines and phrases

• An iContinue

Each edition includes:

• Freshly edited text based on the best early

printed version of the play

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play

• Scene-by-scene plot summaries

• A key to famous lines and phrases

• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language

• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

Essay by Catherine Belsey

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

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  • My favourite of all Shakespeare's works. The characters leap out of the pages and one can imagine the events through the comedic scenes when Puck and The Mechanicals appear, the sadness you feel for Helena seeing the one you love having love for another and finally the happiness that appears when th ... (continue)

    My favourite of all Shakespeare's works. The characters leap out of the pages and one can imagine the events through the comedic scenes when Puck and The Mechanicals appear, the sadness you feel for Helena seeing the one you love having love for another and finally the happiness that appears when the two pairs of lovers are together in the end.

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    xYoshiiiiox said on Jun 20, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • A simplified version of Shakespeare's masterpiece. You can learn a lot of beautiful sentences from it =)

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    田鼠@@ said on Nov 6, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Fantasy and Humor

    Absolutely hilarious parody on love and infatuation. Surely the most fun of Shakespeare's plays!

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    Moirne Stark said on May 31, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • This book is sooooo good. It gives you commentary along with the script to show you how the play was staged in the past.

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    Isabel Leung said on Apr 19, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

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