This Norton Critical Edition includes:
? Shakespeare's most popular comedy-with its unforgettable love triangles, woodland fairies, and magic-based on Grace Ioppolo's conflated text (Q1 with F1 variants) and accompanied by her introduction, note on the text, and explanatory annotations.
? Five illustrations.
? Seven sources for the play, including those by Geoffrey Chaucer, Plutarch, and Lucius Apuleius.
? Fifteen wide-ranging critical assessments, including ones by Jan Kott, Margo Hendricks, and Peter Brook.
? Adaptations of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Robert Cox and Henry Purcell and Elkanah Settle.
? A Selected Bibliography.
About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts, and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
Product code: 9780393923575
ISBN |
9780393923575 |
Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H213xW130xS15 |
Series |
Norton Critical Editions |
No. Of Pages |
264 |
Publisher |
WW Norton & Co |
Edition |
Critical edition |
On Sale Date |
10/04/2018 |