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Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (1997, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486297659

ISBN-139780486297651

eBay Product ID (ePID)62053

Product Key Features

Book TitleTaming of the Shrew

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Shakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreDrama, Fiction

AuthorWilliam Shakespeare

Book SeriesDover Thrift Editions: Plays Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight2.4 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-006768

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromNinth Grade

Number of Volumes12 vols.

Dewey Decimal822.33

Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition

SynopsisPassion divides and unites a spirited pair of lovers in a 16th-century battle of the sexes. Witty dialogue and slapstick humor abound in this ever-popular comedy. Inexpensive, unabridged edition perfect for students., A rough-and-tumble farce centered around a lively battle of the sexes, The Taming of the Shrew brims with action and bawdy humor. The unconventional romance between a lusty fortune-hunter and a bitter shrew unfolds to the accompaniment of witty, fast-paced dialogue and physical humor in this excellent introduction to Shakespearean comedy. The freebooter Petruchio arrives in Padua to hear of Katharina, a beautiful heiress whose waspish rants and caustic personality have repelled all attempts at courtship. Professing to admire a woman of spirit, Petruchio immediately sets about his wooing. The initial encounter between "Kate" and her wily suitor is spiked with impassioned exchanges of blows as well as jests. After a madcap wedding ceremony, the still-protesting Kate is whisked away to be "killed with kindness" and reborn as a loving wife. One of the Bard's earliest and most popular plays, The Taming of the Shrew is rife with subplots involving his customary devices of disguise and mistaken identity. The vivid language, studded with elaborate puns, is an engaging complement to the play's slapstick humor. Reprinted complete and unabridged in this inexpensive edition, The Taming of the Shrew will delight any reader with its wonderful wordplay and rollicking good spirits.

LC Classification NumberPR2832.A1 1997