A midsummer night's dream
Subtitle: texts and contexts
By: William Shakespeare ; edited by Gail Kern Paster, Skiles Howard.
Contributors: Paster, Gail Kern.; Howard, Skiles.
Series: [Bedford Shakespeare series]
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Macmillan
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston; Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. -- Sources; Theseus (Greek mythology) -- Drama; Hippolyta (Greek mythology) -- Drama; Courtship -- Drama; Athens (Greece) -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: This edition of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream allows a variety of approaches to Shakespeare, including historical, feminist, and cultural studies. Shakespeare's text is accompanied by an intriguing collection of thematically arranged historical and cultural documents and illustrations, including excerpts from such sources as letters, conduct books, legal documents, and literary works that illuminate the themes of the play.

The editors' intelligent and engaging introductions to the play and to the documents (which are presented in modern spelling with annotations) offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and of Shakespeare's work within that culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-337) and index.
Series statement on jacket.