Four Great Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Twelfth Night/The Tempest - William Shakespeare

The four plays selected for this collection--The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest--represent a significant stage in the development of the world's greatest dramatist. Four of the Bard's most famous comedies--including The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Twelfth Night , and The Tempest . Comedies, as one of William Shakespeare's contemporaries wrote, begin in trouble and end in peace. This is certainly true of the four masterworks selected for this collection, each of which represents a significant stage in the Bard's development as a writer. Reading these plays, we sample the whole comic spectrum of the Elizabethan world. This comedy collection in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: - An overview of William Shakespeare's life, world, and theater - A special introduction by the series' general editor, Sylvan Barnet - Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars - Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format - Recommended readings