Four Great Comedies

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