An updated edition with new sections added to the Introduction.
The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies.
The Taming of the Shrew is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists and classroom notes.
As a result, it is easy for readers to cross reference as they move through the play and finally "get" Shakespeare.
'I pity the man who cannot enjoy Shakespeare' George Bernard Shaw The beautiful and witty Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of any would-be husband.
This book is a modern translation of The Taming of the Shrew. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text. We all need refreshers every now and then.
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Themes: Hi-Lo, graphic novel, adapted classic, low level classic. This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title.
Kate I chafe you if I tarry Let me go . Petruchio No , not a whit . I find you passing gentle . ' Twas told me you were rough , and coy , and sullen , And now I find report a very liar . For thou art pleasant , gamesome , passing ...
It was Martin Harvey , acting under the advice and influence of William Poel , who in a 1913 production at the Prince of Wales Theatre , decided to supplement Shakespeare's text by interpolating the Christopher Sly scenes from A Shrew ...
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.