A Midsummer Night's Dream Thrift Study Edition - (Dover Thrift Study Edition) by William Shakespeare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Includes the unabridged text of Shakespeare's classic play plus a complete study guide that features scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, historical background, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Two pairs of young lovers fall asleep in an ancient Athenian forest and wake to find themselves in the middle of a good deed gone wrong. <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i> conjures up a fairyland inhabited by well-intentioned sprites whose magic leads to farcical confusion. The mirthful tangle of mistaken identities and misplaced affections develops and resolves in the glorious poetry of England's greatest playwright.<br>Shakespeare's fantastical comedy has enchanted audiences since its debut in the twilight years of the sixteenth century. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the drama's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream, </i> the guide includes: <br>- Scene-by-scene summaries<br>- Explanations and discussions of the plot<br>- Question-and-answer sections<br>- Shakespeare biography<br>- List of characters and more<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>He was not of an age, but for all time, declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Jonson's praise is especially prescient, since at the turn of the 17th century Shakespeare was but one of many popular London playwrights and none of his dramas were printed in his lifetime. The reason so many of his works survive is because two of his actor friends, with the assistance of Jonson, assembled and published the First Folio edition of 1623.
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