Three Shrew Plays: Shakespeare´s The Taming of the Shrew; with The Anonymous The Taming of a Shrew, and Fletcher´s The Tamer Tamed
Gaines Barry (Ed)
Unusual among Shakespeare's plays in that it drew theatrical responses from the outset, The Taming of the Shrew continues to inspire adaptations and interpretations that respond to its fascinating, if provocative, representation of a husband's dominance of his wife.
This annotated collection of three early modern English plays allows readers to explore the relationship between Shakespeare's Shrew and two closely related plays of the same genre, the earlier of which, the anonymous The Taming of a Shrew (whether inspired by Shakespeare's play or vice-versa), once enjoyed a level of popularity that likely surpassed that of Shakespeare's play.
The editors' Introduction brilliantly illuminates ... Read more
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David Wootton, Anniversary Professor of History, The University of York A wonderful edition for teachers and scholars both. I will happily order it for my classes in ... Read more