Four Comedies：The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night

图书标准信息

• 作者 William Shakespeare（威廉·莎士比亚） 著；David、David Scott Kastan 编
• 出版社 Random House
• 出版时间 1988-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553212815
• 定价 30.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 560页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Bantam Classics

【内容简介】

"TheTamingoftheShrew"
Robustandbawdy,TheTamingoftheShrewcaptivatesaudienceswithoutrageoushumorasKatharina,theshrew,engagesinacontestofwills-andlove-withherbridegroom,Petruchio,inacomedyofunmatchedtheatricalbrilliance,filledwithvisualgagsandwittyrepartee.
"AMidsummerNight'sDream"
Fairymagic,lovespells,andanenchantedwoodturnthemismatchedrivalriesoffouryoungloversintoamarvelousmix-upofdesireandenchantment,alltouchedbyShakespeare'sinimitablevisionoftheintriguingrelationshipbetweendreamsandthewakingworld.
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TheMerchantofVenice"
Thisdarkcomedyofloveandmoneycontainsoneofthetrulymythicfiguresinliterature-Shylock,theJewishmoneylender.The"poundofflesh"hedemandsaspaymentofAntonio'sdebthasbecomeauniversalmetaphorforvengeance.Here,pathosandfarcecombinewithmoralcomplexityandromanticentanglements,todisplaytheextraordinarypowerandrangeofShakespeareathisbest.
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TwelfthNight"
Setinatopsy-turvyworldlikeaholidayrevel,thiscomedyjuxtaposesaromanticplotinvolvingseparatedtwinsandmistakenidentitywithamoresatiriconeaboutthehumiliationofapompouskilljoy.Thehilarityistouchedwithmelancholy,andtheplayends,notwithlaughter,butwithaclown'splaintivesong.
EachEditionIncludes:
-Comprehensiveexplanatorynotes
-Vividintroductionsandthemostup-to-datescholarship
-Clear,modernizedspellingandpunctuation,enablingcontemporaryreaderstounderstandtheElizabethanEnglish
-Completelyupdated,detailedbibliographiesandperformancehistories
-Aninterpretiveessayonfilmadaptationsoftheplay,alongwithanextensivefilmography

【作者简介】

WilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-upon-AvoninApril1564,andhisbirthistraditionallycelebratedonApril23.Thefactsofhislife,knownfromsurvivingdocuments,aresparse.HewasoneofeightchildrenborntoJohnShakespeare,amerchantofsomestandinginhiscommunity.WilliamprobablywenttotheKing'sNewSchoolinStratford,buthehadnouniversityeducation.InNovember1582,attheageofeighteen,hemarriedAnneHathaway,eightyearshissenior,whowaspregnantwiththeirfirstchild,Susanna.ShewasbornonMay26,1583.Twins,aboy,Hamnet(whowoulddieatageeleven),andagirl,Judith,werebornin1585.By1592ShakespearehadgonetoLondonworkingasanactorandalreadyknownasaplaywright.Arivaldramatist,RobertGreene,referredtohimas"anupstartcrow,beautifiedwithourfeathers."Shakespearebecameaprincipalshareholderandplaywrightofthesuccessfulactingtroupe,theLordChamberlain'sMen(laterunderJamesI,calledtheKing'sMen).In1599theLordChamberlain'sMenbuiltandoccupiedtheGlobeTheaterinSouthwarkneartheThamesRiver.HeremanyofShakespeare'splayswereperformedbythemostfamousactorsofhistime,includingRichardBurbage,WillKempe,andRobertArmin.Inadditiontohis37plays,Shakespearehadahandinothers,includingSirThomasMoreandTheTwoNobleKinsmen,andhewrotepoems,includingVenusandAdonisandTheRapeofLucrece.His154sonnetswerepublished,probablywithouthisauthorization,in1609.In1611or1612hegaveuphislodgingsinLondonanddevotedmoreandmoretimetoretirementinStratford,thoughhecontinuedwritingsuchplaysasTheTempestandHenryVIIuntilabout1613.HediedonApril231616,andwasburiedinHolyTrinityChurch,Stratford.Nocollectededitionofhisplayswaspublishedduringhislife-time,butin1623twomembersofhisactingcompany,JohnHemingesandHenryCondell,puttogetherthegreatcollectionnowcalledtheFirstFolio.

【目录】

Foreword

Four Comedies

The Playhouse

THE TAMING OF THE SHRES

Introducion

The Taming of the Shrew in Performance

The Taming of the Dhrew 

Date and Text 

Textual Notes

Shakespeare's Sources

Further Teading

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Introduction

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Performance

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Date and Text

Textual Notes

Shakespeare's Sources

Further Reading

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Introduction

The Merchant of venice in Performance

The Merchant of venice 

Date and Text 

Textual Notes

Shakespear's Sources

TWELFTH NIGHT or WHAT YOU WILL

Introduction

Twelfth Night in Performance 

Twelfth Night

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