{"product_id":"a-midsummer-nights-dream-4","title":"A Midsummer Night's Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, authoritative Folger Shakespeare Library edition of \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring Shakespeare's complete original text, expert annotations, scene-by-scene summaries, and trusted scholarship for students, teachers, and general readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, the Folger Shakespeare Library editions have been the standard classroom and reading editions of Shakespeare's plays. Used in high schools, colleges, universities, and theaters around the world, each volume combines the complete original text with expert editorial guidance that makes Shakespeare's language more accessible while preserving every nuance of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare stages the workings of love. Theseus and Hippolyta, about to marry, are figures from mythology. In the woods outside Theseus's Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves out into couples--but not before they form first one love triangle, and then another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the woods, the king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of an orphan boy; Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, whose head is temporarily transformed into that of a donkey by a hobgoblin or \"puck,\" Robin Goodfellow. Finally, Bottom and his companions ineptly stage the tragedy of \"Pyramus and Thisbe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're reading \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream \u003c\/i\u003efor school, teaching it in the classroom, preparing for AP English Literature, studying Shakespeare in college, performing the play, or simply returning to one of the greatest works of English literature, this edition provides the context and guidance to help you read Shakespeare with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Folger Shakespeare Library edition includes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare's complete original text, carefully edited from the best early printed version of the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear explanatory notes conveniently placed on facing pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScene-by-scene plot summaries for quick review and study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction to Shakespeare's language and dramatic style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to the play's most famous speeches, quotations, and memorable lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scholarly introduction exploring the play's historical background, themes, characters, and enduring significance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essay by acclaimed Shakespeare scholar Catherine Belsey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations and images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's world-renowned collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn annotated guide for further reading and study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works and one of the world's leading centers for Shakespeare scholarship, performance, and education. Every Folger Shakespeare Library edition combines authoritative scholarship with practical classroom support, making it an ideal choice for students, educators, actors, book clubs, and anyone seeking an accessible, reliable edition of Shakespeare's original plays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46053855952965,"sku":"BS-LIB-146213","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9781501146213-HD.jpg?v=1792370303","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/en\/products\/a-midsummer-nights-dream-4","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}