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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

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  • Date Published: January 2003
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521667418

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  • The story of Katherina Minola and her marriage to Petruchio has been popular in the theatre for four centuries. The Taming of the Shrew's ongoing appeal is easy to understand - it offers almost production-proof farce, plus the perennially popular joke of the battle of the sexes - but Katherina's story, and the joke of taming an unruly woman have become increasingly controversial. This edition of The Taming of the Shrew examines how theatre directors and performers have explored the complexities of Katherina's story and that of Christopher Sly, the poor man whose story frames that of Katherine. The edition surveys a wide variety of theatrical interpretations of the play in the English-speaking world, particularly in the UK, North America, and Australia and New Zealand. It informs readers about precise details of the stage action in the context of contemporary theatrical, social and political conditions.

    • Offers a more detailed line by line commentary on staging than any previous study of The Taming of the Shrew
    • A highly controversial play in the theatre
    • Pays especial attention to feminist and gender aware theatrical responses to the play
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    'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series (a bargain at £16.99 for each play) to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London

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    • Date Published: January 2003
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521667418
    • length: 300 pages
    • dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
    • weight: 0.47kg
    • contains: 10 b/w illus.
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    List of illustrations
    Series editors' preface
    Acknowledgements
    Editor's note
    List of abbreviations
    List of productions
    Introduction
    The Taming of the Shrew and commentary
    Bibliography
    Index.

  • Author

    William Shakespeare

    Editor

    Elizabeth Schafer, Royal Holloway, University of London

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