Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate
Contributors: Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-; Royal Shakespeare Company
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed. (3)
Series: The RSC Shakespeare
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780812969177
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Drama; Courtship
Description: Beatrice, independent and forthright, and Benedick, a self-confessed tyrant to the female sex, pass the time goading and scorning each other. When they are thrown together to defend a friend's donor, their true feelings begin to emerge. A lively showdown between the sexes unfolds in Shakespeare's bittersweet comedy.

Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rassmussen, two of today's most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career, commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare's life and times, and black-and-white illustrations.

Ideal for students, theatre professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176).
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Couples ; Tragedy averted ; Much ado about noting [sic] ; Second chance ; Double ending; title: About the text; title: Key facts; title: Much ado about nothing; title: Textual notes; title: Scene-by-scene analysis; title: Much ado about nothing in performance: the RSC and beyond; title: Shakespeare's career in the theater; title: Shakespeare's works: a chronology - Further reading and viewing; title: References.