num_pages: 246
description: Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library edition of Shakespeare's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. The accounts of William Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship, and the annotated reading lists suggest sources of further information. The illustrations of objects, clothing, and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books. At the conclusion of each play there is a full essay by an outstanding scholar who assesses the play in the light of today's interests and concerns.(back cover)
language: English
title: Much Ado About Nothing
titlecomplete: Much Ado About Nothing
characters: Antonio, Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Leonato, Ursula (Shakespeare), The Watch, Borachio, A Sexton, Innogen, Beatrice (diverse works), Don John, Dogberry, Hero (Much ado), Magaret, Claudio, Verges, Don Pedro, Friar Francis, Balthazar (Much Ado About Nothing), Conrade, boy
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, Drama, School, Humor, Romance, Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 239325
places: Sicily, Messina, Sicily
publisher: Washington Square Press / Pocket Books