Four Great Comedies

<p><strong>Four of the Bard's most famous comedies&mdash;including&nbsp;<em>The Taming of the Shrew</em>,&nbsp;<em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>,&nbsp;<em>Twelfth Night</em>, and&nbsp;<em>The Tempest</em>.<br /><br /></strong>"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.<br /><br />This comedy collection in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:<br /><br />&bull; An overview of William Shakespeare's life, world, and theater<br />&bull; A special introduction by the series' general editor, Sylvan Barnet<br />&bull; Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars<br />&bull; Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format<br />&bull; Recommended readings</p>