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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title The taming of the shrew / edited by Ann Thompson.

Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  828 S527NCTA    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  822.3 TA S    Check Shelf
Edition Updated ed.
Description xiii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series The New Cambridge Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1984. Cambridge University Press.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).
Contents Introduction -- Date and theatrical context -- The Shrew in the context of Shakespeare's own work -- Sources -- The taming of the shrew on stage -- Critical approaches -- Postscript : working on the play -- Recent textual, critical and stage interpretations -- Note on the text -- List of characters -- The play -- Textual analysis -- Appendixes: Passages from A Shrew -- The staging of Induction 2 -- Music in the play -- Reading list.
Summary For this updated edition Ann Thompson has added new sections to the introduction which describe the 'deeply problematic' nature of debates about the play and its reception since the 1980s. She discusses recent editions and textual, performance and critical studies.
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Married people -- Drama.
Padua (Italy) -- Drama.
Sex role -- Drama.
Taming of the shrew (Shakespeare, William) (OCoLC)fst01356468
Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
Married people. (OCoLC)fst01010656
Sex role. (OCoLC)fst01114598
Italy -- Padua. (OCoLC)fst01204701
Genre/Form Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Comedies.
Added Author Thompson, Ann, 1947-
ISBN 0521825423 (hardback)
9780521825429 (hardback)
0521532493 (pbk.)
9780521532495 (pbk.)
Standard No. 9780521532495
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