The Taming of the Shrew
- ISBN-10
- 1137004657
- ISBN-13
- 9781137004659
- Series
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-08-02
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Author
- William Shakespeare
Description
From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare's controversial comedy of the war between the sexes THIS EDITION INCLUDES: • An illuminating introduction to The Taming of the Shrew by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate • The play - with clear and authoritative explanatory notes on each page • A helpful scene-by-scene analysis and key facts about the play • An introduction to Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan theatre • A rich exploration of approaches to staging the play featuring photographs of key productions The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This unique edition presents a historical overview of The Taming of the Shrew in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with two leading directors and an actress - Gregory Doran, Phyllida Lloyd and Michelle Gomez – so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
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