The Merry Wives of Windsor

Description

This edition of Shakespeare's citizen comedy focuses on a theatrical understanding of the play. "Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this popular comedy of love, laughter, and merriment along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including An original Introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor Incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work Commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers Photographs of key RSC productions An overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays deal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century."

"WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. In London, Shakespeare became the principal playwright and shareholder of the successful acting troupe the Lord Chamberlin's men (later, under James I, called the King's men) which built and occupied the Globe theater. In 1616, he died in Stratford after having written 37 plays, sonnets, and other poetry which would become crucial to the cannon of English literature."

Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works "Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare's 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