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The Merry Wives Of Windsor

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Contributors:
ISBN:

9780451529961

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

Signet Classics

Publication Date:

3rd January 2006

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Literary studies: plays and playwrights

Dewey:

822.33

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 105mm, Height 172mm

Description

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's comedy of love, jealousy, revenge, and merriment. Disreputable Sir John Falstaff decides to seduce two wealthy married women to refill his dwindling coffers and soon finds himself outwitted by Mistress Ford and Mistress Page in this delightful, farcical comedy. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes- . An overview of William Shakespeare's life, world, and theater . A special introduction to the play by the editor, William Green . A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived The Merry Wives of Windsor . Dramatic criticism from Northrop Frye, mark Van Doren, Herbert Whittaker, and others . A stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor . Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format . Recommended readings

Reviews

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works

Remarkable . . .makes Shakespeares extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599

A feast of literary and historical information.The Wall Street Journal

Author Bio

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)was apoet,playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the mostinfluential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includescomedic, tragic, and historical plays;poems; and 154 sonnets.His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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