A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Pelican Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller

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Penguin
19 September 2016

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays

The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used.

The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

This edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream is edited with an introduction by Russ McDonald.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 117g
ISBN: 9780143128588
ISBN 10: 0143128582
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 19 September 2016
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. Russ McDonald is a professor of English in Goldsmiths College at the University of London. He is the author of The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare. He has served as a trustee of the Shakespeare Association of America and was a director of the Teaching Shakespeare Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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