Description

By (author) Shakespeare, William; Edited by Oliver, H. J.

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Audiences have always delighted in the robust comedy and verbal inventiveness of The Taming of the Shrew. It has survived many adaptations ranging from, probably, the play printed in 1594 as The Taming of the Shrew through several eighteenth-century versions to modern-dress productions and transformations into ballet, musical, film, and opera.Introducing this new edition, H.J. Oliver pays attention to the play”s theatrical virtues while also providing a deeply considered study of its textual problems, structural complexities, and interpretive challenges. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World”s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford”s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Review quote:
”Stanley Wells” OUP Complete Works of Shakespeare is now eight years old and has spawned a new Oxford Shakespeare which appears now in splendidly affordable volumes in that nonpareil of libraries of good reading The World”s Classics.”The Oxford Times

Biographical note:
The late H. J. Oliver was Professor of English at the University of New South Wales.

Review quote: previous edition:
”Stanley Wells” OUP Complete Works of Shakespeare is now eight years old and has spawned a new Oxford Shakespeare which appears now in splendidly affordable volumes in that nonpareil of libraries of good reading The World”s Classics.”The Oxford Times

Publisher’s notice:
The late H. J. Oliver was Professor of English at the University of New South Wales.