Four Comedies
Subtitle: The Taming of the Shrew / A Midsummer Night's Dream / As You Like It / Twelfth Night
By: William Shakespeare.
Contributors: Hibbard, G. R. 1915-
Edition: Reprinted with revised bibliographies (14)
Series: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9780140434545
Copyright date: 1996
Other titles: The Taming of the Shrew / A Midsummer Night's Dream / As You Like It / Twelfth Night
Description: Shakespearean comedy has as much to do with the structure and movement of the drama as with the wit of its dialogue or the humour of its characters. In these four comedies there is a near-tragic crisis at which disaster or happiness may ensue, but the overriding force of goodwill and the power of understanding, love and generosity brings us through to a joyful conclusion. 

In comedy, 'sweet are the uses of adversity', so that the most bitter circumstances - exile, oppression, unrequited love - can give rise to higher feelings of friendship, respect, sympathy and acceptance. 

In this collection of Shakespeare's four most spirited comedies, each text comes complete with notes and an introduction, making this edition of particular value to students, scholars and theatre-goers.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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Table of contents: title: The taming of the shrew / edited by G.R. Hibbard; title: A midsummer night's dream / edited by Stanley Wells; title: As you like it / edited by H.J. Oliver; title: Twelfth night / edited by M.M. Mahood.