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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451943903321

Autore

Shakespeare William <1564-1616.>

Titolo

The taming of the shrew [[electronic resource] /] / William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT, : Yale University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-281-73533-7

9786611735333

0-300-13790-7

Descrizione fisica

xxxvii, 174 p

Collana

The annotated Shakespeare

Altri autori (Persone)

BloomHarold

RaffelBurton

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Man-woman relationships

Married people

Sex role

Electronic books.

Padua (Italy) Drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- contents -- about this book -- introduction -- some essentials of the Shakespearean stage -- The Taming of the Shrew -- Shakespeare's Introduction -- An essay by Harold bloom -- Further Reading -- Finding List

Sommario/riassunto

In one of Shakespeare's bawdier comedies, contemporary audiences still take great pleasure in the rapid-fire verbal battles between the shrewish Katharina and the canny Petruchio, determined to subdue Katharina's legendary temper and win her dowry.